Soviet probe launched to Venus in 1972 could soon crash on Earth - India Today

A Soviet probe launched to Venus in 1972 failed to go out of Earth's orbit. In the last 50 years, its orbit has fallen by over 7000 km, putting it on a course to crash on Earth.

Fifty years after it was launched to Venus by the Soviets, a probe could crash on Earth after failing to get out of the planet's orbit. The probe dubbed Kosmos 482, renamed after it failed post-launc… [+3668 chars]

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