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Originally Posted by 3.0L
I think that most man-made orbiting items (in decaying orbits) burn up in the atmosphere before hitting the ground. As to the larger orbiting items, their size decreases somewhat as they burn during re-entry.
So who knows.
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Yes, generally that is true but we just can't be sure as there have been cases of debris actually hitting populated areas. This won't be the first time China has done this either.