An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an ...

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Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.

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

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 ...

Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek estimated the impact speed at 150mph if the spacecraft remains intact. The Soviets launched Kosmos 482 in 1972, intending to send it to Venus to join other ...

Kosmos 482 reentry and impact The size of the craft of approximately 3.3 feet (1 meter) in diameter and around 1,190 pounds (495 kilograms) suggests that if it had landed intact, its speed on ...

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 ...