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At least in LEO you need to keep expending DeltaV to keep stuff in orbit. Trace atmosphere slows everything down and would eventually clean LEO at 500km of rele
by gridspy 2y ago
At least in LEO you need to keep expending DeltaV to keep stuff in orbit. Trace atmosphere slows everything down and would eventually clean LEO at 500km of relevant junk in about 25 years depending on altitude.
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