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Uncontrolled Soviet spacecraft crashes to Earth after 50 years in orbit
A Soviet satellite once bound for Venus has crashed landed back on Earth after more than half a century in space.
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Half a ton of Soviet metal from the 1970s: "Kosmos-482" set to fall after 53 years in orbit
Kosmos 482, with a weight of 500kg, was intended to land on Venus in the 1970s, but it failed to leave orbit due to a rocket malfunction.