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Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's whyKosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second ...
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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we knowIt's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...
Instead, an engine malfunction prevented the spacecraft from getting very far – dooming Cosmos 482 to five decades of ...
The EU Space Surveillance and Tracking agency said, "Object Cosmos-482 ... measurements of the planet's soil before ceasing operation. According to NASA, Cosmos 482 suffered an apparent launch ...
The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.
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Tracking Cosmos 482: When will the Soviet-era spacecraft crash to Earth?Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's orbit.
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