If we stopped sending stuff into space today, how long would it take for man-made Space Junk to stop orbiting the planet?
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It’s difficult to give a specific answer to how long it would take for all man-made space debris to stop orbiting the Earth if we stopped sending objects into space today, as it would depend on a variety of factors such as the size, mass, and altitude of the debris and the amount of atmospheric drag it experiences. However, most space debris will eventually re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up within a few decades of being released into orbit. There is already a significant amount of space debris orbiting the Earth, and it would likely take several decades or even centuries for all of this debris to re-enter the atmosphere and be removed from orbit.
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