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By 2035, falling satellites will kill or injure someone every two years, says FAA
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this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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Satellites will have thoroughly fragmented by the time they reach the ground, you'd be hit by a piece of a satellite.
Assuming the study being referenced wasn't actually badly flawed, which it appears to be.