"Falling satellites in 2022 produced about 17 tons of alumina, a 30% increase over natural levels. Fully realized “mega-constellations” of 550-pound satellites, which might be 30% aluminum, could add 360 tons a year, likely enough to harm the ozone layer.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-space-orbit-satellites-pollution/
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