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ClearlyCylindrical t1_j6mjqu7 wrote

Reply to comment by FSYigg in 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' by jeffsmith202

>This is the direct result of corporations and governments not cleaning up after themselves

Corporations? Did you even read the article?

It was a soviet spy satellite and a soviet rocket body.

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FSYigg t1_j6nqqwe wrote

Oh yeah. That must be the only thing that's up there in what they referred to as "a bad neighborhood," huh?

What happens to decommissioned satellites? Most of them are just abandoned in place and then they just slowly drift out of orbit.

I read the article. You should look past it. This isn't just the result of a handful of recent launches. This stuff has been building up in orbit for decades.

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