Could I deorbit an object by throwing it at the earth?

Subject: Could I deorbit an object by throwing it at the earth?

Date: Sun Jan 13 15:01:43 2002
Posted by Francis
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: the waring school
City: beverly State/Province: ma Country: usa
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1010952103.Ph

Message:


If I were in orbit attached to a fairly  massive artificial sattilite, such as the 
space shuttle, could I de-orbit a 10kg object by simply throwing it hard at 
the earth?  How long would it take to hit the upper atmosphere?

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