Trackers have predicted almost exactly when 1,100lb Soviet spacecraft is expected to crash into Earth

Clever trackers have predicted when a 1,100LB Soviet spacecraft will crash back to Earth.

Thanks to clever technology, both the time and date when the object can be expected to land on the planet’s soil have been revealed.

But the landing could be much sooner than anyone was anticipating.

Let’s launch into it, shall we?

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There are lots of objects floating around space

Humans have only explored such a small part of the solar system and have already found vital information about how our planetary system works.

For example, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have proven that the entire universe is inside a black hole, alongside the agency also releasing the most detailed video of Mars ever.

But new information from beyond the stars has come to light, which may just blow your mind.

There’s a Soviet spacecraft heading towards Earth

The Soviet spacecraft is called Cosmos 482, and, according to trackers, it could be landing sooner than you’d think.

“The orbit of the Cosmos 482 lander probe is decaying, and it is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time from May 9 to May 11, 2025,” stated NASA.

The object was initially launched in March 1972 and was part of a mission to Venus. However, it never actually left Earth’s orbit and instead separated into many different pieces.

There’s an exact date and time that the spacecraft is expected

“Based on the most recent data, the current CORDS estimate for the reentry of the Cosmos 482 lander is within 16 hours of 10:37 PM on May 9,” stated Aerospace.

However, Dutch space lecturer Marco Langbroek, at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands, explained that at ‘this point the uncertainty in the forecast is still +/- 14 hours.’

“The forecast is currently best expressed as a one-and-a-half-day reentry window, i.e. between mid-May 9 and late May 10, rather than pinpointing one specific day.

“Our TUDAT model currently has it at 10 May 7:34 ± 14.6 hr UTC,” he continued.

The spacecraft may still be intact in places. So the total weight expected to land coming in at almost 1,1000 pounds.

It was built to withstand Venus’ harsh conditions including extreme heat and high pressure of the atmosphere.

Don’t worry, though, as the chance of getting any injuries from this thing is quite low.

For now, all we can do is wait and see if the trackers were right. It could even land in the sea – after all, over three-quarters of the planet is covered by the stuff. The post Trackers have predicted almost exactly when 1,100lb Soviet spacecraft is expected to crash into Earth appeared first on Supercar Blondie.