What percent of the objects orbiting earth are debris?

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What percent of the objects orbiting earth are debris?

2006-06-14 07:45:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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93 percent of the objects orbiting earth are debris--including used rockets and rocket fuel waste, junked or exploded satellites, paint flecks and even human waste.

2006-06-15 08:05:35 · answer #1 · answered by Xae 6 · 7⤊ 3⤋

I've heard there's thousands upon thousands of pieces of "spacejunk" up there. A lot of it will, eventually, burn up in the earth's atmosphere as it gets lower & lower.

And every once in a while, you may even mistake some large junk for a shooting star.

2006-06-14 14:55:58 · answer #2 · answered by amg503 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A lot and if the US militarises space, then it will be a junkyard up there.

2006-06-14 14:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋