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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 Times of India on MSN · 11h

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, splashing down in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia. A malfunction during its 1972 launch prevented its mission to Venus,

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

Space.com on MSN3d

What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues

Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...

Soviet Spacecraft Cosmos 482 Has Likely Impacted Earth Somewhere

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

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A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.

Space debris has crashed back into Earth in recent months. In February, debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off in the United States entered the Earth's atmosphere over Poland.

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Could Russian Space Junk Crash Land in New Jersey? A question, as 53-year-old craft strikes earth

The world was watching the skies as Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972, made an uncontrolled re-entry into ...

Failed Soviet Venus probe is falling back to Earth: When, where Cosmos 482 could land

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 ...

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Time-Lapse Of Artemis 1 Spacecraft Re-Entering Earth Atmosphere

See how Orion spacecraft from NASA's Artemis 1 mission enters Earth's atmosphere after its successful mission around the moon ...

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Solar Flares Cause Earth's Atmosphere to Pulse

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