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It's basically free to let the orbit decay. It is hundreds of millions or billions of dollars to return it to earth. It doesn't make sense to spend a billion do
by bagels 3y ago
It's basically free to let the orbit decay. It is hundreds of millions or billions of dollars to return it to earth. It doesn't make sense to spend a billion dollars on literal trash.
- dotancohen 3y agoIt does make sense to steer the literal trash away from population centres.
- bagels 3y agoThings that are maneuverable are usually sent to the spacecraft cemetery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_cemetery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_cemetery
- dotancohen 3y agoFor LEO objects (which this is), yes.