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The Economic Times · 8m

Forgotten Soviet Venus mission ends with a bang as doomed spacecraft plummets to Earth after 50 years adrift in orbit

After 50 years, the Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, intended for Venus, made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The mission failed in 1972, trapping the lander in low orbit. Experts predicted some debris might survive the fiery descent,

The Associated Press on MSN · 32m

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.

Space.com on MSN · 2d

Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second planet from the sun in 1972 but never got there; its rocket suffered an anomaly, stranding Kosmos 482 in an elliptical orbit around Earth.

Space.com on MSN1d

A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know

According to the European Space Agency, the current reentry window for the Kosmos 482 Venus probe is 2:26 am ET on May 10 +/- ...

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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 ...

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