Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbit

Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbit

Space Daily

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Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2025

A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. "The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in 1972, ceased to exist, deorbiting and falling into the Indian Ocean," the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on the cloud-based social media platform Telegram. The spacecraft hit the ocean ar

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