The Kosmos 482 probe, destined to explore Venus, failed and was trapped in an orbit around the earth. Now the Lander is in fall with an unpredictable trajectory.
Between 9 and 12 May 2025, an object launched by man in 1972 will cross the terrestrial atmosphere to return to Earth after more than half a century in orbit: This is the Soviet -probe descent module Kosmos 482 (cataloged as 1972-023e, n. 6073), a Forgotten fragment of the space race Which today returns protagonist (it is not the first time we talk about it) for satellite scientists and observers.
