Soviet-era spacecraft crashes again to Earth after 53 years caught in orbit | EUROtoday

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A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to land on the floor of Venus crashed right down to earth on Saturday, a long time after it was launched. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking company confirmed the uncontrolled re-entry of Kosmos 482 however couldn’t pinpoint its exact location. 
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