In 1972 the Soviet union launched two spacecraft to explore the planet Venus, Venera 8 would become the second spacecraft to land on Venus, while the other spacecraft got stuck in Earth orbit and so was designated Kosmos 482. Now, 50 years later we expect the spacecraft to finally fall back to Earth, and unlike most spacecraft this one is designed to survive atmospheric entry. So it could land as a solid mass and maybe there’s hardware that will survive, or more likely it will land in the ocean and sink….
Track the spacecraft’s descent on Marco Langbroek’s site.
https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com
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