The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus ... The Aerospace ...

Kosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program, which aimed to explore Venus. The ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972 ... The Aerospace Corporation's reentry prediction map concurs, forecasting the object to fall through the atmosphere at ...

"The atmospheric density in the lower altitudes (50 to 300 km) [30 to 185 miles] is very uncertain, which can result in large prediction ... reentry begins. | Credit: Ralf Vandebergh Kosmos 482 ...