Fragments as small as 2 inches across are drifting undetected through one of the most valuable regions of space, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

The debris is in a geostationary orbit that lies about 22,000 miles up in the atmosphere where some of the costliest satellites function.

Why is geostationary orbit important for Earth?

These satellites are in step with the Earth's movement and maintain their place over the same point of the equator all the time.........

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