In the aftermath of its failed launch, Kosmos 482 split into several components ... on uninhabited land—the chances of a destructive impact grow as the number of reentries increase.

Most calculations predict the decaying probe's remnants could come crashing down early Saturday morning. Given its orbit, the spacecraft could land pretty much anywhere, astronomers calculate.

When it does come crashing down, Langbroek calculates that it will be moving at roughly 150 miles per hour upon impact. Kosmos 482 could reenter Earth’s atmosphere anywhere between the latitudes ...

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down. By Nadia Drake A robotic Soviet ...

Launched in March 1972 by the USSR, the Kosmos 482 probe was dispatched to gather ... satellite could penetrate Earth’s forcefield and “impact intact” because it was designed to “survive ...

The Russian space agency Roscosmos reports that the impact of the Soviet probe Kosmos 482 occurred in the Indian Ocean. The descent, Roscosmos writes on its social media, was monitored by its ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year jaunt through Earth's orbit this weekend, with experts predicting it could crash back to our planet as soon as tonight ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of ... Langbroek estimated the impact speed at 150 mph (242 kph) if the spacecraft remains intact.

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