Just so you know, the comment immediately below yours proposes a solution where satellites are designed not to burn up at all and are aimed at Australia during

Just so you know, the comment immediately below yours proposes a solution where satellites are designed not to burn up at all and are aimed at Australia during reentry. > 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. So be careful what you wish for!