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🔴 Soviet Venus Probe to Crash Back to Earth After 53 Years

🔸 Kosmos 482, stuck in orbit since 1972, to re-enter in early May.
🔸 Half-ton capsule may survive reentry—impact zone unknown.
🔸 Built to endure Venus' atmosphere; heat shield still intact.
🔸 Risk is minimal, but object may hit anywhere between Canada & South America.

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Soviet Space Probe to Fall to Earth 50 Years After Baikonur Launch - The Times Of Central Asia

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a Venus-bound lander probe called Cosmos 482 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which was then a Soviet republic.

The Times Of Central Asia
A Soviet Venus probe from 1972 is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon, and parts of it might survive the plunge https://timesca.com/soviet-space-probe-to-fall-to-earth-50-years-after-baikonur-launch/ #SovietSpace #VenusProbe #SpaceHistory #SpaceNews #Baikonur #Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Probe to Fall to Earth 50 Years After Baikonur Launch - The Times Of Central Asia

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a Venus-bound lander probe called Cosmos 482 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which was then a Soviet republic.

The Times Of Central Asia