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Space debris
Second, the moon is approximately 240,000 miles away from earth.
Orbits are affected by which in LEO include unevenness of the Earth's gravitational field due to variations in the density of the planet , and collisions can occur from any direction.
Lower stages, like the Space Shuttle's or 's launch vehicles, do not reach orbit.
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