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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 time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...
Kosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program, which aimed to explore Venus. The ...
The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...
Just a few weeks after its 53rd launch anniversary, Cosmos 482 is expected to descend back to Earth's atmosphere between ...
Soviet-era Venus probe Kosmos 482 may have already re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere but is certainly in its final hours ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...
The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was once bound for Venus ... the large uncertainty in the predictions of its reentry are ...
"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 ...