Soviet Venus Lander Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit, Rekindles Space Debris Concerns
Jakarta | May 14, 2025 – After spending over five decades circling Earth, the Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 has finally plunged back into the atmosphere, ending its unintended orbital journey that began in 1972. The spacecraft, originally part of the USSR’s Venera programme, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on May 10 at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 … Read more
