Russia: a Soviet inquiry is expected to hit the ground this year

Experts warned that the Soviet spacecraft en route to Venus could hit the Earth later this year, with the spacecraft – according to the 500-kilogram Russian channel – launched in 1972, but its launch failed. "Kosmos 482 " Towers over the planet completely out of control.

According to previous estimates, the probe would touch the ground between 2023 and 2025. But new speculation suggests that the collision could take place before the end of 2019.

The Soviet space missions aim to launch a spacecraft in the "orbit of the Earth", which will serve as a launch pad in the space, equipped with an engine rocket and a probe. The probe will then be launched towards its target, but if it fails at this stage, "Kosmos".

He launched a probe "Kosmos 482"By"Molniya"The Soviets succeeded in reaching Earth's" orbit "in March 1972. However, Soviet scientists failed to launch the spacecraft on the trajectory of Venus. which resulted in its separation into 4 parts, two pieces remaining in the low Earth orbit, New Zealand in two days.

"The main engine of the exhaust phase stopped 125 seconds after launch due to the failure of the on-board timer on the probe, which resulted in the entry of the engine." Spacecraft on an orbital orbit around the Earth, "says NASA report.