“Space Debris Alert”: Soviet Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53-Year Orbit, Sparking Fears Over This 1,200-Pound Satellite’s Mysterious Return

IN A NUTSHELL
  • ? Kosmos 482 was launched in 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to study Venus but became stranded in Earth’s orbit.
  • ? The spacecraft recently reentered Earth’s atmosphere, crashing into the…

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