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Soviet-Era spacecraft crashes back to Earth after 53 years
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 reentered Earth's atomosphere Saturday morning after 53 years in orbit during a failed attempt ...
A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...
How To Track Soviet Satellite As It Plummets to Earth
A derelict Soviet-era spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 is set to hurtle back toward Earth after more than five decades in orbit. Newsweek contacted Russia's Roscosmos for comment via email on Wednesday.
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight
The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...
What to Know About The Soviet-Era Venus Spacecraft Plunging Back to Earth
Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.
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A Soviet spacecraft is expected to make a crash landing on Earth this week. But nobody knows where — yet.
A Soviet spacecraft is expected to come hurtling back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos ...
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This Soviet Spacecraft Will Soon Crash-Land on Earth
Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...
A Soviet spacecraft is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. Nobody knows where it will land.
The Kosmos 482 capsule was built tough for Venus. Its fall to Earth will make a huge fireball and may pose a small risk of ...
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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 ...
Soviet Spacecraft Set To Crash Into Earth in May
Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is expected to make a crash landing on Earth around May 9–10, 2025. Due to a ...
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What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues
Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...
Failed Soviet-era spacecraft appears to have crashed back to Earth overnight
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a ...