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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.

Part of a Soviet spacecraft that took off for Venus more than 50 years ago is expected to crash back down to Earth this ...

According to current tracks and the dead probe's orbital inclination of 52 degrees, the craft's reentry could occur anywhere between 52 degrees north latitude and 52 degrees south — an area that ...

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As for where the doomed craft will land, Langbroek says it's still too early to tell. "With an orbital inclination of 52 degrees, the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft could come down anywhere between 52 ...

"With an orbital inclination of 52 degrees, the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft could come down anywhere between 52 degrees north and 52 degrees south latitude," he wrote in an article for The Space Review.

It was designed to survive the extreme conditions of Venus’s dense and hot atmosphere. The orbital inclination of 52 degrees means the craft could reenter anywhere between 52°N and 52°S latitude. This ...