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Even if it is, I am fairly sure 50 years of solar damage in orbit will probably mean the second it gets a decent amount of friction/resistance its going to be shredded (if it is not already)

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From the post: That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. The former Soviet Union’s Cosmos 482 was lofted back in 1972. But that country’s attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Payload leftovers were marooned in Earth orbit, specifically the spacecraft’s lander module/capsule intended to parachute onto the hellish landscape of Venus.

Even if it is, I am fairly sure 50 years of solar damage in orbit will probably mean the second it gets a decent amount of friction/resistance its going to be shredded (if it is not already) Archive: https://archive.today/kRBJ1 From the post: That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. The former Soviet Union’s Cosmos 482 was lofted back in 1972. But that country’s attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Payload leftovers were marooned in Earth orbit, specifically the spacecraft’s lander module/capsule intended to parachute onto the hellish landscape of Venus.

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The thing was built like a brick shit house to land on Venus. It might make it to the surface of Earth. I am guessing the ocean and not land.

This reminds me of the movie Alien Predators (1987) [or The Falling] when Skylab crashes to Earth and brings an alien organisms that turn people into flesh eaters. Stupid but fun film.

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Yeah, You have a point. You don't fuck around with Venus. If it could land there it will probably land at least partially intact on Earth.

It will be very interesting to see how it did after being in orbit for 50+ years then crash landing on Earth.

You know, assuming we will be allowed to know any of that.

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They never tells us a thing. In a few weeks, they mention "oh yeah, a 50 year old probe to Venus crashed on Earth last month". That's what they did with the last asteroid that did a close fly by. I think it was like 2 months later before it hit the news.