China Deploys Rare Type of Space Junk That Pollutes Orbit for Hundreds of Years - Futurism

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The number of space launches has skyrocketed over the last few years, rapidly turning the Earth’s atmosphere into a “crematorium” for satellites and other space junk. According to the European Space Agency, more than 60 years of space activity have resulted in over 56,000 tracked objects in orbit. However, as Harvard astronomer and space tracking expert Jonathan McDowell noted on X, the satellite disintegrated months later, resulting in 43 separate pieces of space debris being tracked by the US Space Force at orbits between 372 and 683 miles.

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