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But the issue of debris has moved beyond spent rocket stages.A second factor in the creation of space debris is the hundreds to thousands of pieces of debris created by anti-satellite tests. Russia, the United States, China, and India have all conducted ground-to-space missile tests to demonstrate their ability to shoot down the satellites of other nations. With the rise of broadband Internet from low Earth orbit—from the existing Starlink and OneWeb constellations and the forthcoming plans from Amazon, Telesat, and other companies—the number of satellites in already crowded orbits is projected to grow by an order of magnitude or more, said Therese Jones, senior director of policy at the Satellite Industry Association."We have tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of satellites being launched over the next decade or so." Jones said.
As said here by Eric Berger