A satellite launched by the Soviet Union half a century ago is expected to crash on Earth in a few days, with a possible impact date on May 9th. Scientists are concerned, because unlike similar cases, it is not expected to dissolve before reaching the ground due to its solid construction. “The danger is similar to a meteor impact,” said Marco Langbroek, a scientist from the Netherlands who traces the movements of space objects. Interesting Engineering wrote that this is the Soviet Kosmos 482 satellite launched on March 31, 1972 to travel to the planet Aphrodite. Due to technical failures, it never overcame the Earth’s orbit and broke up, with the two small pieces falling over the New Zealand Asbarton, two days after the launch. The descent unit, weighing about 300 kg, however, did not fall. Consequently, it was named Kosmos 482, a common practice for Soviet missions that remained on earth. According to scientists, the crash […]
Source: News Beast
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