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Associated Press News on MSN · 12h

Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive reentry,

New York Daily News · 6h

Failed Soviet-era spacecraft to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this month

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that was meant to land on Venus is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time this month.

Space.com on MSN · 3d

A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years

In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Major elements of that failed craft remained in Earth orbit.

1hon MSN

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 expected to crash back to Earth next week. Here's what you need to know

Scientists are keeping an eye on Kosmos 482, which is forecast to plunge back to Earth next week. We just don't know exactly ...

16h

Failed Soviet satellite is falling back to Earth — scientists warn car-sized probe could be deadly

A defunct Soviet satelitte is slated to hurtle back to Earth next week, prompting concerns from space experts that we could ...

1hon MSN

Decades-old Soviet spacecraft still orbiting Earth may crash back around May 10

A half-ton Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 for Venus, is predicted to make an uncontrolled reentry around May ...

21h

Uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere of the Russian spacecraft Kosmos 482: impact expected on May 9

A half-ton Russian satellite that was built to land on Venus but never left Earth’s orbit could fall out of the sky intact in ...

17hon MSN

Soviet-era Venus mission to reenter in May

We wrote about this doomed mission in 2019, and the prospects for reentry. Launched on a Molniya-8K78M rocket from the ...

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