Space junk: Which European country poses the highest collision risk?

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00:00Which European country poses the highest collision risk in space?

00:10New research by aerospace manufacturer EGIN has identified France as Europe's biggest space polluter.

00:18The country scattered over 500 pieces of debris and rocket parts in orbit.

00:24The UK ranks second in terms of risk, purely because it operates the largest satellite fleet on the continent.

00:32Debris creation is actually minimal, only one piece of space junk in orbit.

00:38The European Space Agency 2 demonstrated good orbital waste management with 95 satellites and just 27 pieces of debris.

00:49Germany ranks fourth with 75 satellites in orbit and one piece of rubbish, followed by Luxembourg's Societe Européenne des Satellites with 69 satellites and no debris.

01:02Last year, around three objects a day fell back to Earth, according to the European Space Agency, a total of 1,200.

01:12Experts warned that the increasing number of satellite launches could raise the re-entry rate to 15 a day within 10 years.

01:21Currently, there are an estimated 54,000 pieces of debris larger than 10 cm orbiting the planet.

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