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0 points6gvONxR4sf7o7y ago0 comments

Orbits are periodic. If it is boosted up, it'll come back down. Orbital decay will still happen.

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Eventually.

Yeah it will come down... nobody is disputing that. The worry is that in the meantime it could hit some other satellite, causing more debris. Yes the likelihood is vanishingly small. But the consequences of an unlucky event could be large.

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delinka7y ago

Eventually.

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