ESA is actively trying to reduce the amount of debris in orbit. To this end all missions have to actively clean them self's up at end of life. See https://www.e

ESA is actively trying to reduce the amount of debris in orbit. To this end all missions have to actively clean them self's up at end of life. See https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Clean_Space/ESA_s_Zero_Debris_approach https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Clean_Space/ESA_s_Zero_Debr... and https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_space_debris_generation https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Mitigating_spa...