09. Could our spacecraft be endangered by breaking out of orbit? (A K2S Question)

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If you are asking about unexpected breakout of orbit, this is not likely to happen. Lower Earth orbits are very stable, and it takes months to years for a spacecraft in LEO to decay and re-enter.

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