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53-Year-Old Soviet Spacecraft to Perform 'Final Death Plunge'
The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 on March 31, 1972. At the time, the spacecraft was part of the Venera program, which ...
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint
Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It ...
Spacecraft to drop uncontrolled to Earth around May 11: “A half-ton metal object falling from the sky”
The landing module of a Soviet-era spacecraft bound for Venus is expected to fall back to Earth at some point in the coming ...
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After 53 years in orbit – Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will fall to Earth between May 8 and 11 and could survive re-entry
When it launched in the spring of 1972, Kosmos 482 was meant to land on Venus. Instead, it’s on track to land a little closer ...
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Satellite Spacecraft Set to Crash on Earth in Days – Could It Hit Your Backyard?
A long-lost Soviet spacecraft the size of a car is now hurtling toward Earth, set to make a fiery, uncontrolled re-entry within days - and no one knows where it will land. Known as Kosmos 482, the ...