Editing Graveyard orbit (section)

== Disposal orbit ==

While the standard geosynchronous satellite graveyard orbit results in an expected [[orbital lifetime]] of millions of years, the increasing number of satellites, the launch of microsatellites, and the [[FCC]] approval of large [[Satellite internet constellation|megaconstellations]] of thousands of [[artificial satellites|satellites]] for launch by 2022 necessitates new approaches for deorbiting to assure earlier removal of the objects once they have reached end-of-life. Contrary to GEO graveyard orbits requiring three months' worth of fuel ([[delta-V]] of 11&nbsp;m/s) to reach, large satellite networks in LEO require orbits that passively decay into the Earth's atmosphere. For example, both [[OneWeb]] and [[SpaceX]] have committed to the FCC [[regulatory authorities]] that decommissioned satellites will decay to a lower orbit{{snd}}a '''disposal orbit'''{{snd}}where the satellite [[orbital altitude]] would decay due to [[atmospheric drag]] and then naturally [[atmospheric reentry|reenter]] the atmosphere and burn up within one year of end-of-life.<ref name=ars20171004>
{{cite news |last=Brodkin|first=Jon |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/spacex-and-oneweb-broadband-satellites-raise-fears-about-space-debris/ |title=SpaceX and OneWeb broadband satellites raise fears about space debris |work=[[Ars Technica]] |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=28 April 2019 }}</ref>