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Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 due to crash into Earth this week – what is the probe and where could it hit? - A failed Soviet ...
In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth ...
A Soviet space probe, stranded in Earth’s orbit for 53 years, is set to re-enter the atmosphere this week. And it may not burn up on re-entry.
A Soviet satellite once bound for Venus has crashed landed back on Earth after more than half a century in space. The Kosmos ...
After 50 years, the Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, intended for Venus, made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's ...
Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...
The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of ... Agency estimates that the capsule will achieve re-entry around 2 a.m. Eastern Saturday morning ...
"#EUSST is monitoring the re-entry of object Kosmos-482 Descent Craft (1972-023E #6073), the lander capsule of a spacecraft from 1972 intended to land in Venus. EU SST contributing sensors are ...