If there are many satellites orbiting earth, how do space launches not bump into any of them?

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If there are many satellites orbiting earth, how do space launches not bump into any of them?

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Let’s use a thought exercise. There are an estimated 3.5 trillion fish in the ocean. How do people who jump off boats into the water not smash into a bunch of fish? Because the ocean is huge. And deep. Despite so many fish they arent everywhere and you have to actually try to find them. In comparison there are something like only 7,000 to 8,000 satellites and space around the earth is much much bigger and much “deeper” than the ocean.

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