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After 53 years in space, failed Soviet probe Kosmos 482 falls back to Earth
Under a UN treaty, any surviving debris from the spacecraft would belong to Russia. Kosmos 482’s reentry highlights the ...
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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years, raising concerns over space debris
Kosmos 482's reentry highlights the growing threat of resilient space junk Kosmos 482's reentry into the Earth serves as a reminder of the growing issue of space junk. While most ...
Can Kosmos 482 survive the fall to Earth and the legacy of Soviet engineering
The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and ...
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A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit
And according to the European Space Agency's Space Debris Office, Kosmos 482 was last spotted over Germany before disappearing from radar, leading the office to conclude that reentry ...
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No, Kosmos-482 didn’t land on anyone’s head
The object — part of the Kosmos-482 spacecraft that launched 53 years ... The annual risk of an individual human being injured by space debris is under 1 in 100 billion. In comparison, a ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
The European Space Agency's space debris office also indicated that Kosmos 482 had reentered after it failed to appear over a German radar station. It was not immediately known where the ...