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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth

New Scientist on MSN · 2d

Failed Soviet probe will soon crash to Earth – and we don't know where

Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft that never made it beyond Earth’s orbit on its way to Venus, is due to come crashing down on 9 or 10 May

Space.com on MSN · 2d

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

A spacecraft from the 1970s crash-landed on Earth on Saturday. Here’s where.

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.

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Soviet Spacecraft Crashes To Earth 53 Years After Launch — What To Know

Kosmos 482, a spacecraft designed to land on Venus and marooned in Earth orbit since being launched by the U.S.S.R. in 1972, ...

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A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

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