Satellite trash - The dark side of the space boom | DW Documentary
More and more satellites are circling the Earth, as launching them become cheaper and cheaper. But out-of-service satellites can remain in orbit for decades. Now specialized companies want to help tidy up space. Telephone calls, satellite navigation, online banking: The services we depend on every day require satellites to work. But the risk of collision grows with each new object that is launched into orbit. And with every crash comes more debris that's increasingly difficult to control.
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