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Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth

Out-of-control Kosmos 482 Spacecraft Likely Fell To Earth After 53 Years In Orbit

In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth after more than five decades of floating uncontrollably in orbit. Experts tracking its descent have said the spacecraft,

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This Soviet Spacecraft Will Soon Crash-Land on Earth

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall back to our planet. Exactly where or when it will strike, however, remains

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Defunct Soviet Spacecraft Set to Crash to Earth in Fiery End to 53-Year Orbit

This sort of failure would repeat itself during the failed Phobos-Grunt mission, which crashed back to Earth on January 15 th, 2012. Though the Soviet Venera program to Venus was largely successful, the post Soviet, Russian-era space program has yet to successfully field a lunar or planetary mission.

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Kosmos 482 falls to Earth: lost Soviet Venus probe finally comes home

Kosmos 482, a Soviet probe launched in 1972, recently crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The mission to Venus failed due to a ...

Uncontrolled Soviet Probe Crashes to Earth, Hitting Unknown Location

A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...

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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What we know about the Soviet spacecraft returning to Earth this week

Vega 2 was the last USSR Venus mission ... Kosmos 482. The spacecraft comprised a delivery “bus” about 3.5 metres tall, with a propulsion system, solar panels and a mesh dish antenna at one ...

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How To Track Soviet Satellite As It Plummets to Earth

A derelict Soviet-era spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 is set to hurtle back toward Earth after more than five decades in orbit ...

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