Kosmos 482 Space Debris Management

News

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will crash into Earth soon

Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second planet from the sun in 1972 but never got there; its rocket suffered an anomaly, stranding Kosmos 482 in an elliptical orbit around Earth.

essanews.com on MSN · 10d

Soviet space debris: Kosmos 482 expected to crash in May

A piece of the Soviet probe Kosmos 482, which has been orbiting Earth for over 50 years, may soon enter the atmosphere. This probe, launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, remained in orbit due to a rocket failure and will soon fall to Earth.

The Times of India on MSN · 4d

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years, raising concerns over space debris

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

Hosted on MSN4d

After 53 years in space, failed Soviet probe Kosmos 482 falls back to Earth

Under a UN treaty, any surviving debris from the spacecraft would belong to Russia. Kosmos 482’s reentry highlights the ...

Digital Trends4d

No, Kosmos-482 didn’t land on anyone’s head

The object — part of the Kosmos-482 spacecraft that launched 53 years ... The annual risk of an individual human being injured by space debris is under 1 in 100 billion. In comparison, a ...

5don MSN

Can Kosmos 482 survive the fall to Earth and the legacy of Soviet engineering

The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and ...

Yahoo5d

Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.

While its intriguing history has earned the lander media attention, Kosmos 482 is just one of more than 1.2 million pieces of space junk in Earth's orbit larger than 0.4 inches (1 centimeter ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results