A revolutionary satellite owned by Jeff Bezos has been lost in space

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Jeff Bezos' MethaneSAT satellite was launched with the aim of identifying and measuring methane emissions around the world. But for the past few days, it has not been transmitting any signals and appears to be lost in space.

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Okay. Where do I begin... this article is really weak.
So:
1. The satellite wasn't designed by Jeff Bezos. One of Bezos' institutions, the Bezos Earth Fund, was involved, as were BAE Systems, Harvard University, the New Zealand Space Agency, Google, and others.
2. Quote: "EDF therefore assumes that MethaneSAT is lost and is now likely wandering around Earth's orbit or drifting into the vastness of space."
This statement is FALSE. The satellite won't disappear into space. It will remain in its geocentric orbit until it eventually burns up in the atmosphere. To disappear into space, energy would have to be added, i.e., extra delta-v. Where would the energy come from? That's physics.

The satellite won't wander around in its orbit either. It will slowly approach Earth because there are certain resistances in its orbit, but until then, nothing will wander around.