The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Saturday after over 50 years in orbit. Russia claimed it landed in the Indian Ocean, but the European Space Agency ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

It was not spotted on its most recent pass over radar in Germany, the agency said, and predictions based on its orbit and previous location ... the impact speed at 150mph if the spacecraft remains ...

but "some experts were not so sure of the precise location." No one appears to have been injured. The Russian Space Agency wrote on Telegram, according to a translation, "The Kosmos-482 spacecraft ...

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

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

The Soviet craft has been floating around in space after it was launched in 1972. Now it is expected to make an "uncontrolled ...

What is the Soviet-era spacecraft, Cosmos 482? Cosmos 482 – also referred to as Kosmos 482 – is believed ... the globe could be a potential reentry location for the space debris.

Kosmos 482 crashed into Earth on May 10, confirmed Roscosmos. The spacecraft reentered at 2:24 am ET, falling into the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1972, it malfunctioned and remained in orbit for 53 ...