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Cold war-era Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 to return after 53 years in orbit
A Cold War-era Soviet spacecraft is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere around May 10, marking ...
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Cold War-era Soviet probe set to crash back to Earth next week
A defunct Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander from 1972 is predicted to crash into Earth's atmosphere around May 10, 2025. Learn why this tough capsule might survive reentry.
Uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere of the Russian spacecraft Kosmos 482: impact expected on May 9
A half-ton Russian satellite that was built to land on Venus but never left Earth’s orbit could fall out of the sky intact in ...
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Kosmos 482
If Kosmos 482 does manage to do some damage ... Zealand after the probe’s booster failed to send it on its way to Venus, damaging crops and starting some fires. The Soviets, ever secretive ...
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Failed Soviet satellite is falling back to Earth — scientists warn car-sized probe could be deadly
Launched in March 1972 by the USSR, the Kosmos 482 probe was dispatched to gather data from Venus’ inhospitable surface, Livescience reported. However, due to a malfunction with one of the ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
"But it cannot be completely excluded."The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it out of Earth orbit because of ...
A 1,000 lb object will soon crash-land on Earth, reveal scientists! Here's all you need to know
A 1,000 lb former Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is predicted to crash-land on Earth between May 8 and 11. Launched in 1972, ...