Submitted by darthatheos t3_zr6z5t in space
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Large debris will take a couple of years to deorbit.
Debris that small will be in orbit for hundreds of years because they have almost no surface area for which to feel a drag force against - it's almost purely a function of the microgravity at that point.
Other ASAT tests were done at lower orbits on satellites already decaying for the most part.
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