The spacecraft Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 ... The reentry was unmonitored, and the exact time and location of the crash were uncertain until confirmation of its descent into the Indian Ocean.

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

It was not spotted on its most recent pass over radar in Germany, the agency said, and predictions based on its orbit and previous location ... the impact speed at 150mph if the spacecraft remains ...

but "some experts were not so sure of the precise location." No one appears to have been injured. The Russian Space Agency wrote on Telegram, according to a translation, "The Kosmos-482 spacecraft ...

The Soviet craft has been floating around in space after it was launched in 1972. Now it is expected to make an "uncontrolled ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year jaunt through Earth's orbit this weekend, with experts predicting it could crash back to our planet as soon as tonight ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of ... Langbroek estimated the impact speed at 150 mph (242 kph) if the spacecraft remains intact.

The failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 has finally met its end after a remarkable 53-year journey in Earth orbit. Launched in 1972 under USSR's Venera programme, the probe re-entered Earth's ...

Kosmos 482 crashed into Earth on May 10, confirmed Roscosmos. The spacecraft reentered at 2:24 am ET, falling into the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1972, it malfunctioned and remained in orbit for 53 ...