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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth

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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

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Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton spacecraft fell out of orbit on Saturday.

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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

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Venus Lander Launched 53 Years Ago Crashes Back Into Earth, Astronomer Shares Picture

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as ...

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like

Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues ...

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