Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus. The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program. But a launch malfunction left the 500-kilogram probe stuck in Earth orbit.

Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing ... according to NASA. The Soviet Union's planetary missions involved putting vehicles into what's referred to as an Earth parking orbit ...

Gripping video has emerged on social media reportedly showing the moment a Soviet Union spacecraft made a dramatic return to Earth after an epic 53 years in orbit. Cosmos 482 was intended to fly ...

The probe, known as Kosmos 482 or Cosmos 482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in the ... Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was originally intended to land on Venus as part of the Soviet Union’s ...

The probe, known as Kosmos 482 or Cosmos 482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere ... Kosmos 482 was originally intended to land on Venus as part of the Soviet Union’s ambitious Venera program.

the remains of a Venus mission launched by the former Soviet Union circled our planet for years and was given the name Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482. While the rocket stage and other pieces returned to ...

The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482 (also known as Cosmos 482), was launched in 1972 ... and launched by the USSR in 1972 as part of the Soviet Union's Venera program to explore Venus.

Cosmos 482 is believed to be a capsule launched by the Soviet Union in March 1972 that failed en route to a transfer orbit that would have taken it to Venus to study its environment. In the ...

Thomas previously reported that the Cosmos 482 spacecraft module was predicted to fall on Saturday ... According to the information on the BRIN website, Kosmos 482 is a spacecraft owned by the Soviet ...

The unusual appearance of the probe in the picture is due to the long exposure required to capture the rapidly moving target.Kosmos 482 was originally designed as one of the Soviet Union's grand ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...