I know space junk can fall to earth but does it ever go the other way and fly off into deep space?

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I know space junk can fall to earth but does it ever go the other way and fly off into deep space?

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It would need energy to fly away. Where would that come from?

In order to come back to earth, it just needs energy taken away. Drag from space dust and the very thin atmosphere or hitting other pieces of debris will do that just fine