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De-orbiting a satellite typically means allowing it to burn up in the atmosphere.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Meteors appear as glowing streaks when tiny bits of dust, pebbles, or rock burn up while entering Earth's atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

As Earth passes through debris left by the comet, tiny particles the size of a grain of sand burn up in our atmosphere and leave a streak of light through the sky.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

But some of those de-orbited satellites don’t seem to fully ablate or burn up.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

But this tree in the yard—this tree that men chopped down...this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up its stump—this tree lived!

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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