&quot;The [2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test] is the largest recorded creation of space debris in history with at least 2,317 pieces of trackable size (golf ball size and larger).&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...</a><p>The US did their test in 1985. At this point, shooting down satellites is easy, but it has big consequences. The more debris we create, the harder it is to keep satellites up there.