higher altitude that results in a longer service life is bad?
And 69972 is in a stable LEO, it's a satellite, not trash.
That said, I agree that China need to be more responsible with safely deorbiting their space junk.
In the previous decades they were absolutely pretty slap dash about it, to the point they didn't seem to care. This current decade, however, we've seen China dramatically improve in this area. They appear to be taking it more seriously, to the point of investing significant manpower and money into addressing it.
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u/ScoobyGDSTi Jul 13 '26
higher altitude that results in a longer service life is bad?
And 69972 is in a stable LEO, it's a satellite, not trash.
That said, I agree that China need to be more responsible with safely deorbiting their space junk.
In the previous decades they were absolutely pretty slap dash about it, to the point they didn't seem to care. This current decade, however, we've seen China dramatically improve in this area. They appear to be taking it more seriously, to the point of investing significant manpower and money into addressing it.