'Empty trash bag' spotted orbiting Earth
Eric Mack
9:57 am CST, Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Space debris seen from outside geosynchronous orbit. Photo: NASA
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It's not quite another moon, but Earth is currently being orbited by an artificial satellite that reminds astronomers of... an empty trash bag.
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Haleakala, Hawaii, first spotted it Friday. The object now has the designation "A10bMLz," which is both unimpressive for an Earth satellite and yet not bad for something reminiscent of a plastic bag.
The Northolt Branch Observatories in London then took a look at the object and reported via Facebook that it's extremely lightweight with a high area-to-mass ratio, just like a big piece of plastic wrap.
"This suggests that it is what is known as an 'empty trash bag object': A piece of light material (probably metallic foil), left over from a rocket launch. It is not clear yet when A10bMLz has been launched."
More:
https://www.chron.com/cnet/article/Empty-trash-bag-spotted-orbiting-Earth-13570326.php
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It's an empty gas bag 
that particular gas bag was in orbit, permanently, no need to communicate with Earth, thank you, we are all doing much better. 
