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Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft plunges to Earth

Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second planet from the sun in 1972 but never got there; its rocket suffered an anomaly, stranding Kosmos 482 in an elliptical orbit around Earth.

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will crash into Earth soon: Online tracker resources are following its reentry

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Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there ...

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Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...

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