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After 5 decades, this Soviet spaceship can crash to earth this week

After 5 decades, this Soviet spaceship can crash to earth this week

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  • It is expected that a no longer existing Soviet spaceship, Kosmos 482, falls back to earth between 8 and 12, 2025.
  • Venus's craft, which was launched in 1972, was missing, and has been circling earth for 53 years.
  • The name “Kosmos” has been comprising over 2,500 diverse Soviet and Russian satellites since 1962.

Keep an eye this week to the sky of Arizona-a spaceship from the Soviet period.

Kosmos 482, which was introduced in 1972, was to explore Venus, but a malfunction made it stuck in the orbit for 53 years, which made it a random satellite. Finally, it is now expected that the atmosphere of the earth will be re -entered between 8. And yes, Arizona is within the possible zone.

What makes that a big deal? Kosmos 482 was hard built to survive the brutal atmosphere of Venus, which means that the pieces of it could survive again and actually go to the ground. Experts watch closely, but for now the sky has a little additional tension.

Everything about Kosmos 482 can be known here.

What was Cosmos 482?

Cosmos 482 or Kosmos 482 was a Soviet spaceship that was launched in 1972 and was originally supposed to be a Venus landlander. Due to a timer malfunction, it never escaped the earth orbit and circles the planet for over 50 years.

How big is Kosmos 482?

The craft is about 3.2 feet and weighs about £ 1,100. It was built to survive the extreme atmosphere of Venus, which means that some parts could stand back on earth.

Where will Cosmos 482 land?

Kosmos 482 will return to Earth from May 8th to 12th, whereby the probability of May 10th is centered. Scientists expect the spaceship to enter the atmosphere of the earth over somewhere between 52 ° north and 52 ° southern width and cover about half of the world's population, although it is more over the ocean.

How many cosmos satellites are there?

Since 1962, over 2,500 cosmos satellites have been launched by the Soviet Union and later Russia.

The name “Kosmos” was used for many satellites, including military, scientific, navigating and test vehicles, regardless of their original mission if they stayed in the orbit. Therefore, not all cosmos satellites were part of a single program, the name became a catch all-label.

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