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Originally Posted by ken0042
They become part of the junkyard that is currently orbiting the Earth. I forget the exact number, but there's thousands of pieces from the size of a bolt to the size of a bus sitting up there.
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10,000 cataloged, up to 50,000 total, according to the
ESA. Interesting animation of the accumulation of space junk over the years on that page as well.