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New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out
The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery ...
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint
Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It ...
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 ...
Spacecraft to drop uncontrolled to Earth around May 11: “A half-ton metal object falling from the sky”
The landing module of a Soviet-era spacecraft bound for Venus is expected to fall back to Earth at some point in the coming ...
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Satellite Spacecraft Set to Crash on Earth in Days – Could It Hit Your Backyard?
A long-lost Soviet spacecraft the size of a car is now hurtling toward Earth, set to make a fiery, uncontrolled re-entry within days - and no one knows where it will land. Known as Kosmos 482, the ...