How can Rocket Engineers make sure that a rocket will not crash into satellites that already orbit the Earth?

Question

How can Rocket Engineers make sure that a rocket will not crash into satellites that already orbit the Earth?

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Answer 1

We know where satellites are because we keep track of them.

We can even track space debris as small as 3mm in diameter.

Space is also very empty, and it’s extremely unlikely you would hit anything unless you’re trying to.

There are only about a dozen incidents of satellites colliding at random, and only about half of those were high speeds.