https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/24/responsible-way-to-act-europes-space-agency-attempts-an-assisted-re-entry-for-retiring-sat
The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are 2,000 defunct spacecraft among a total of 10,000 spacecraft currently in space, a majority of which enter the Earth's atmosphere in a natural - rather than controlled - way.
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