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What we know about the Soviet spacecraft returning to Earth this week

What we know about the Soviet spacecraft returning to Earth this week - As the last remnant of the Soviet Venus program left in Earth’s orbit, Kosmos 482 is not your average piece of space junk

CBS News · 3h

A Soviet spacecraft is plunging back to Earth this week 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.

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

Gizmodo · 1d

53-Year-Old Soviet Spacecraft Will Plummet Back to Earth This Week

The spacecraft’s expected area of reentry spans vast regions on both sides of the equator, where it could potentially land in a single piece.

IFLScience8h

53 years after launch, it's going to hit the Earth.

Unfortunately, as is often the case with sending spacecraft flying into the Solar System, not all of the probes made it to their final destination. One probe, launched in 1972, failed to make it to ...

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Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus got stuck in Earth's orbit for 50 years and now threatens us

Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft from 1972, is returning to Earth. The mission to Venus failed, trapping the spacecraft in ...

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