</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Learjet:<br /><strong> Free_Sat_Au did say it was going to be retired. I'm not sure what they do, if they just let them drift or de-orbit them. Letting them drift around out of control in the Clarke belt doesn't sound like a very good idea for risk of collisions and debris. I dunno. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">ok thanks LearJet