Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

Kosmos 482’s reentry highlights the increasing problem of space debris orbiting the Earth ... adding to the expanding issue ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...

A piece of the Soviet probe Kosmos 482, which has been orbiting Earth for ... systems will likely not function after so many years in space. Nevertheless, the probability of someone being hit ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

That said, Langbroek believes Kosmos 482’s orbital inclination of 51.7 degrees means it could reentry between the 52N and 52S latitudes (basically anywhere as far north as the United Kingdom and as ...

There have been more space flights in recent ... now enough large and heavy debris in orbit to pose a significant risk. Until now, the pronouncements about Kosmos 482 have been that it will ...

A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 ... it will fall over an ocean or uninhabited area, posing minimal risk to populated regions.