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Atmospheric drag causes satellites to gradually lose kinetic energy, leading to a decrease in orbital altitude, and the lower altitude means higher atmospheric density, forming a positive feedback loop that continuously accelerates the decay until the satellite re-enters the atmosphere and burns up.

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