# How do we remove existing space junk from orbit?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 1, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-remove-existing-space-junk-from-orbit/990938 "2023-10-01T01:19:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-remove-existing-space-junk-from-orbit/990938/26 "2023-10-04T19:39:25Z")

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There’s a few posts on the deorbit / debris topic over the last couple of days over here:

> [@The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703/921):
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> Excellent work by the FCC: It’s not a big fine and this sort of fine will not be dealt out by the Chinese or the Russians to their own agencies who are some of the worst offenders, but it’s good leadership and sets an important precedent.

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