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Approximately 27,000 debris objects larger than 10 centimeters are currently being tracked in Earth's orbit, along with hundreds of thousands of untracked fragments between 1 and 10 centimeters.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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7/6/2026
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The 100,000-Satellite Limit: Why Astronomers Are Drawing a Line in Earth's Orbit
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