Canadian satellites to help combat threat of collisions in Earth orbit
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Humans produce a lot of garbage here on Earth. It turns out we produce a lot of it in space, too.
An estimated 20,000-plus satellites and pieces of debris are orbiting Earth. These satellites can be operational or defunct, and the debris is left over from the thousands of spent rocket stages or the result of collisions that have produced smaller pieces.
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