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Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 due to crash into Earth this week – what is the probe and where could it hit?
Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 due to crash into Earth this week – what is the probe and where could it hit? - A failed Soviet ...
A Half-Ton Spacecraft Lost by the Soviets in 1972 Is Coming Home
Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t ...
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, ...
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Soviet-Era Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Could Crash in Indonesian Territory, BRIN Says
Kosmos 482 itself is part of the Soviet Union's Venus exploration program known as Venera. This spacecraft weighs about 1.2 ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in May
The 1,100-pound module, known as Kosmos 482, was part of a craft initially bound for Venus when it launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the then-Soviet Union in March 1972, NASA said in a ...
Uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere of the Russian spacecraft Kosmos 482: impact expected on May 9
A half-ton Russian satellite that was built to land on Venus but never left Earth’s orbit could fall out of the sky intact in ...
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Kosmos 482
If Kosmos 482 does manage to do some damage, it won’t be the first time. Shortly after launch, pieces of titanium rained down on New Zealand after the probe’s booster failed to send it on its ...
Scientist reveals risk of doomed Soviet spacecraft due to plunge down to Earth
An out of control Soviet spacecraft is due to crash back down to Earth this week after being stuck in space for more than 50 ...