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Venera Program Kosmos Program Venus Exploration Venera 8 Venera Probes Kosmos-482

Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos-482 Crashes into Indian Ocean After 53 Years in Orbit

The 500-kilogram spacecraft, stranded in Earth orbit since 1972, reentered the atmosphere and fell west of Jakarta on May 10, per Roskosmos.

Soviet Kosmos-482 Probe Set for Uncontrolled Earth Reentry Today

Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 Set for Uncontrolled Re-entry Today

Decades-Old Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 Nears Uncontrolled Reentry

Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 Set for Uncontrolled Re-entry Around May 10

Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 Set for Uncontrolled Reentry After 53 Years