One option is to make the satellite survive re-entry rather than burn up. Then just re-enter over a desert like australia or the sahara so you can go find and

One option is to make the satellite survive re-entry rather than burn up. Then just re-enter over a desert like australia or the sahara so you can go find and collect the junk. Single-use heat shields for smallish things like satellites are quite easy I believe, although fold-out items like solar panels would need to be designed to fold-in again.