Soviet era Spaceship ‘probably’ to have again introduced the atmosphere of the earth

A part of a spacecraft from the Soviet era was probably reintroduced the atmosphere of the earth after it had been stuck in a job for more than half a century, the European space agency said.

Kosmos 482, which was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, never came out of the course of the earth and instead broke into four pieces that had been circling around the planet for more than five decades.

The EU room surveillance and the tracking center (SST) said that one fragment – which was assumed was the lander – “most likely” the atmosphere at around 6:16 GMT (07:16 BST) in service on Saturday.

It is unclear whether the object fell to the ground or burned out in the atmosphere.

It is also unclear where the object has re -introduced the atmosphere.

Although there are many experts who are not aware of the re -entry of the object, 70% of the earth is covered by the sea, so it is unlikely that it caused considerable damage.

“It is much more likely that you win the lottery than you are influenced by this piece of space waste,” said Stijn Lemmens, a senior analyst at the European Space Agency.

The land capsule of Kosmos 482 was built to survive the extreme heat and pressure of the atmosphere of Venus, which means that it had a robust heat shield and sustainable structure.

This is why experts think that it may have survived an uncontrolled descent from the atmosphere of the earth.

However, the parachute system of Kosmos 482, originally intended to slow down the descent from the land to Venus, was probably demolished in space after more than 50 years.

Mr Lemmens explained that “the reintroduction of objects made by people in the atmosphere of the earth takes place quite often”. He said it happens weekly for larger spacecraft and for smaller daily.

Objects usually burn in the atmosphere of the earth before they reach the ground.

China’s Long March 5b Booster came again in 2022 about the Indian Ocean and the Tiangong-1 Space Station Usually burned over the Pacific Ocean in 2018.

Kosmos 482 is now closely followed by international space agencies.

Mr. Lemmens said that future spacecraft “should be designed in such a way that they can safely get themselves out of the track, preferably by controlled re-rents”.

This would make accurate predictions of landing locations possible, the risk reduces that the rubble influences populated areas and protecting people and property, while “manage the environmental impact of space waste”.