Kessler

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6 satellites, 16 derelicts and 15 fragments in orbit

Low
16
Mid
16
High
5
  1. Cuttlefish to Mid
  2. Team Rocket to Low
  3. Gumnut to High
  4. HELLO-1 to High
  5. ALBATROSS-2 to High
  6. ORBIT-X to High

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Bring down?

It leaves orbit over the next 2 minutes and burns up in the atmosphere. On the way down it crosses the orbits below, so it can still be hit; once it's gone, it's one fewer thing for anyone to collide with. Its beacon is heard for the last time on the way.

Thank you for keeping the sky clear

is on its way down: it meets the atmosphere in 2 minutes and burns up. Once it's gone, it's one fewer object for anyone to collide with, and one fewer to break into debris.

Everyone watching sees it come down.