Space Litter

How many of these old clunkers litter the sky above Earth?

They are really gigantic space telescopes facing Earth
that took photos...
and then dropped the canisters of film.

Can you imagine little canisters of film with parachutes falling through the sky?
Our military had to pick them up mid-air with planes.



These old satellites contain hazardous material, such as rocket fuel,
and they fall out of the sky occasionally.

Do we sometimes shoot them down with missiles?
Probably.

"Old space satellites were used to gather visual information from space about adversarial governments and terror groups, including construction at suspected nuclear sites or militant training camps.
The satellites were also used to survey damage from hurricanes, fires and other natural disasters."

We never know where they might land.
They're about the size of a small bus.

If one lands in my backyard, can I please sell it on EBay?!