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Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years
A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...
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Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes Near Andaman Islands
Kosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program, which aimed to explore Venus. The ...
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years, raising concerns over space debris
After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...
Russian aircraft Kosmos 482 may have just crashed on Earth, according to experts
The last piece of a Russian spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 had been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth for several ...
Kosmos 482: Out-of-control Russian spacecraft probably just fell to Earth, experts say
A probe launched from the Soviet Union more than five decades ago has plummeted back to Earth, splashing down in the Indian ...
Kosmos 482 is hurtling towards Earth and there’s a non-zero chance the Venus probe will hit WA on Saturday
Nearly 46 years after the Skylab space station caused a sonic boom as it blazed a kaleidoscopic trail across the WA sky, ...
After more than half a century, the voyage of Kosmos 482 is over
The spacecraft, dubbed Kosmos 482, had orbited the Earth since it launched in March 1972. It followed the Soviet Venera 8 ...
The Mysterious Return of Kosmos 482
Where did the Russian probe Kosmos 482 fall? Designed to reach Venus, where it never arrived, the Soviet Roskomos probe ...
Where Did 'Kosmos 482' Soviet-Era Spacecraft Fall? What We Know About Crash Location
Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Saturday after over 50 years in orbit. Russia claimed it landed in the Indian Ocean, but the European Space Agency ...
Has Kosmos 482 Soviet spacecraft already crashed into Earth? Roscosmos says ‘It splashed down in…’
The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, a Soviet spacecraft that was launched in 1972 on an unsuccessful trip to Venus, fell back into ...
Western Australia dodges bullet as Soviet-built Kosmos 482 lands in Indian Ocean, ending 53 years in orbit
Western Australia has dodged a bullet after avoiding being hit by a defective Cold War era Soviet spacecraft on Saturday ...
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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years, raising concerns over space debris
Within the period of the next 53 years, the spacecraft's orbit decayed slowly as atmospheric drag slowly pulled it towards Earth, leading to its re-entry today. Kosmos 482's reentry highlights the ...