Lost Soviet-era Cosmos-482 returns to Earth after 53 years in space Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus. The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program.

More than 50 years after launch, Soviet spacecraft Cosmos-482 re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into the Indian Ocean.

In a dramatic turn of events that captured international attention, the Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 has completed its final descent after spending over five decades in Earth’s orbit. The ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched more than half a century ago has finally returned to Earth, ending a decades-long odyssey with a dramatic but harmless plunge into the Indian Ocean. The probe, known as ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 crashed into the Earth, after days of speculation, the Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed. The 53-year-old Cold War-era Soviet satellite had been ...

Reports confirmed that the Cosmos 482 crashed, but the site of the crash is unknown. However, speculations are rife that the Russia’s failed spacecraft crashed likely in the Indian Ocean.

A Soviet-era spacecraft, Cosmos 482 (also spelled Kosmos 482), is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and crash on Saturday. Originally launched in March 1972 as part of a mission to explore Venus, ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft, could crash on Saturday after being trapped in Earth's orbit for more than 50 years. Here's when and where it could crash.

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in Earth's orbit since.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.