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ferrel_hadley t1_j50na8q wrote

Most of the stuff in lower orbit is government research satellites and dead stages (by mass).

Commercial is generally higher geostationary orbits.

"The wealthy" you mean SpaceX are relatively new and are able to self deorbit.

There is some commercial activity in the lower orbits that has not deorbited, old Iridium and so on.

This is not really crowdfunding its investment funding.

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