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[โ€“] supafuzz@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

any fuel is... already in space, it's not like they're getting it back if they don't use it

I just looked it up, and yes they deorbit the satellites, but their re-entry orbit takes up to six months. So speeding that up does seem advantageous.