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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

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Failed Soviet Venus probe is falling back to Earth: When, where Cosmos 482 could land

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Soviet-era Venus probe has re-entered Earth's atmosphere

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Soviet space probe might hit Canada after 53 years of trying to reach Venus

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