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USA WORKING TO STOP OLD SATELLITES FALLING TO EARTH

USA, Pentagon is intervening on 74 old satellites about to fall out of orbit and scheduled to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over the next 14 months. They are owned by Iridium phone company and Pentagon said they have one-in-250 chance of killing someone falling on earth.

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 5232
Rome, Italy, 12/13/2000 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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