> Wouldn't that debris naturally be in some different orbit, because of
> its different speed?

It depends on the mass.  Two equal masses [w][c]ould occupy the same orbit.

But you can have circular orbits, elliptical orbits, and you also have
360-degrees of rotation around both orthogonal axes - so you could be travelling
at 70,000 mph in one direction, and get t-boned, or hit by an object head-on in
the "oncoming lane".

Then there's the whole perturbation thing, so all of the orbits are going to
have some variation over time....

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