US EditionSoviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
- A Russian spacecraft, Kosmos 482, has been making an uncontrolled descent towards Earth after 53 years in orbit since its launch in 1972.
- Experts estimated that the spacecraft will likely re-enter the atmosphere around May 10, 2025, with the potential landing zone covering a large area across the globe.
- The European Space Agency reported that the spacecraft was designed to survive harsh conditions on Venus, increasing the chances of it landing intact.
- According to scientists, any parts that survive the fall will legally belong to Russia, as stated in a United Nations treaty.
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50-year-old Soviet spacecraft expected to crash on Earth this weekend
On March 31, 1972, the Soviet Union launched a spacecraft as part of a series of unmanned missions to Venus known as the Venera program. But the spacecraft never made it to Venus. Instead, the capsule — dubbed Kosmos-482 — began spiraling back towards Earth. Researchers now say it’s expected to land somewhere on the planet this weekend.Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer with the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, says the reason Kosm…
Old Decommissioned Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Plunges Into Indian Ocean After Failing To Reach Venus, and Spending More Than Half a Century in the Earth’s Orbit
After a 53-year-long space adventure, the decommissioned Soviet space probe Kosmos 482 probe came crashing down to Earth today, and plunged into the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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invdes.com.mxA Soviet-era spacecraft crashed to Earth on Saturday, more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus.
Moscow, 10 May (EFE).- The Soviet space probe Cosmos 482, launched in March 1972 in order to explore the planet Venus, but which never left Earth orbit, fell on Saturday in the Indian Ocean, as reported today by the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The apparatus “ stopped existing as it left its orbit and fell into the Indian Ocean,” notes the statement hung on Telegram. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rss-efe1debb400-2c6e-4969-9b…
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