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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Some of our obsolete satellites have a pre-programmed fall-back-to-Earth date. Space junk itself, from small orbital debris to larger dead satellites, can theoretically stay in orbit around earth for a thousand years or more. The higher the altitude, the longer the orbital debris will remain in orbit.
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