One of the lesser known achievements of the space race since the Cold War is the successes of the Soviet Union in landing probes on an incredibly rigorous and relentless Venus surface that has temperatures that can reach 870 degrees Fahrenheit (465 degrees Celsius). ) and atmospheric pressure 90 times more than on Earth. Despite these hellish conditions, the Soviet troops managed to land 14 functioning probes (which just led the United States) and earthworks on the surface. Space 482, however, was not one of these, since a rocket malfunction captured it in Earth's orbit.
Cosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972, only a few days after its sister probe, which became Venera 8, was launched to Venus. Soviet probes, as a rule, had a common space on launch at launch and only received their official name when they successfully landed off the Earth. Space 482 would have been Venus 9 if he had reached Venus, but of course this did not happen. The Earth orbit and Venus are prematurely cut off for 125 seconds due to the failure of the equipment, which effectively landed the probe to a high-liptic orbit around the Earth, with a maximum distance of 6,093 miles and a minimum of about 126 miles.
For many years, this orbit has collapsed, and now it seems to be ranging from 1,700 miles to 125 miles. It also seems that at some point in the early stages there was an explosion that divided the spacecraft into at least two parts, one of which came back into the atmosphere, and one that is still in orbit
. Surely, which part of the spacecraft remains in orbit, independent observers have noted what looks like an elongated shape, although it is not entirely clear what is actually there.
The sources seem to think that part of what is still in orbit involves the landing itself, which makes this particular part of space debris so interesting Resist the re-entry into Venus's atmosphere; Even after having spent almost half a century in space, such a device must be more than capable of resisting the return of the Earth, which means a 1091 pound piece of antique space equipment, is likely to experience a recurrence in the ride and crash into the Earth.
] I think there is a chance that his parachutes are still functioning, but I would not really count on it.
No one really is sure where and when there will be space 482 but everyone seems to agree
One good thing about all this is that it reminds us of some really hard and interesting hardware and space research Race; landing on Venus with an active spacecraft remains impressive to this day.
I think the disadvantage lies in the fact that one of these impressive spacecraft may crash into your garage. This is unlikely, but maybe just follow the same.