这颗卫星于2005年由于燃油耗尽报废，并像一大块宇宙垃圾一样被扔在了飞行轨道上。

The satellite was deactivated in 2005 as it ran out of fuel and was left orbiting Earth like a big piece of space junk.

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既然宇宙垃圾都已经到达如此程度了，那么，首次的卫星相撞事故肯定早已发生。

Such is the extent of the detritus that the first accidental collision between two satellites has already taken place.

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与美国的实验一样，中国的第二次实验与一次的关键性差异在于其没有产生任何宇宙垃圾。

The crucial difference was that, like America's test, the second Chinese one did not create any mess.

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