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Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 Set to Re-Enter Earth After 53 Years in Single Piece
Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.
Uncontrolled Soviet Probe Crashes to Earth, Hitting Unknown Location
A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...
Venus Lander Launched 53 Years Ago Crashes Back Into Earth, Astronomer Shares Picture
Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...
Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space
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Welcome home, Kosmos 482.
Humanity lives to fight another day after the failed Soviet lander re-entered our atmosphere at 2:24AM ET on Saturday before harmlessly splashing down in the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, ...
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Out-of-control Kosmos 482 Spacecraft Likely Fell To Earth After 53 Years In Orbit
In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth ...
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A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit
Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...
Lost Soviet-era Cosmos-482 returns to Earth after 53 years in space
It’s not every day that a space relic comes home. But this week, a forgotten Soviet spacecraft finally ended its long wait.