In November 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own satellites with a ground-based missile. According to the US Department of State, the action created numerous pieces of debris that scattered through Earth’s orbit. Ned Price, a State Department spokesperson, reported that more than 1,500 traceable debris from this event and many other smaller, untraceable debris had been identified.
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