Cleaning space of old satellites

Expect a shower of satellites

Since there are 370 000 pieces of junk in space, there is a need for a cleanup. So, a janitor (CleanSpaceOne) will be launched in 2018 to divert back into the Earth’s atmosphere the outdated satellites traveling at 28 000 km/h. This cleanup is needed because it is becoming risky to send new satellites into orbit. Most of these old satellites should disintegrate during there re-entry into the atmosphere. It is hard to believe that this cleanup poses no threat to humans.

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