Kosmos 482: Soviet Venus Lander in Orbit

Kosmos 482 was a Soviet spacecraft launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Venera program aimed at exploring Venus. While officially designated as 'Kosmos 482' by the Soviet Union, it was actually a failed Venus lander probe similar in design to Venera 8, which successfully landed on Venus just days earlier.

Key Details:

Mission Objective:

Intended to be a Venus lander, studying the planet's atmosphere and surface conditions.

Carried instruments to measure temperature, pressure, and light levels, similar to Venera 8.

Launch Failure:

The spacecraft was launched aboard a Molniya-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The upper stage malfunctioned, leaving the probe stranded in Earth's orbit instead of sending it toward Venus.

Fate of the Spacecraft:

The probe broke into several pieces, with some parts re-entering Earth's atmosphere shortly after launch.

However, a significant portion (possibly the lander itself) remained in orbit and is still circling Earth today as space debris.

Current Status:

Tracked by space agencies as debris object #6104 (international designation: 1972-023A).

Some analysts believe the descent module (lander) may still be intact in its highly elliptical orbit (~200–2,000 km altitude).

Predictions suggest it could re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime between 2025 and the late 2030s, depending on solar activity.

Survivability of the Lander:

The Venus lander was built to withstand extreme heat and pressure, meaning it could potentially survive re-entry and crash-land on Earth.

However, there is no radioactive material onboard, so it poses minimal hazard.

Why It’s Notable:

One of the few interplanetary probes stranded in Earth orbit.

A rare case where a Venus lander might accidentally land on Earth decades later.

Space enthusiasts and tracking agencies continue to monitor its decaying orbit.

Would you like updates on its current orbital trajectory?

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