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A Soviet spacecraft is just about to crash into Earth

Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 crashes without incident into Indian Ocean

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in Earth's orbit since.

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Track Soviet Spacecraft Cosmos 482 Reentry, Set To Crash Land In Hours

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday morning.

Space.com on MSN · 4h

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

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A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that aimed for Venus is expected to crash back to Earth tonight

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

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Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 to reenter Earth's atmosphere this week: Where could it land?

Cosmos 482 was one in a pair of identical Venus atmospheric lander probes that launched in 1972. Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon crash ...

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