{"id":47656,"date":"2025-05-08T12:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47656"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T06:13:44","slug":"kosmos-482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kosmos-482\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosmos 482"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kosmos 482 Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>A part of the Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482, launched on March 31, 1972, is expected to re-enter Earth&#8217;s atmosphere around May 10, 2025, after orbiting the planet for over five decades.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">What is Kosmos 482?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kosmos 482<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>Soviet-era Venus lander<\/strong>, launched on\u00a0<strong>March 31, 1972<\/strong>\u00a0as part of the\u00a0<strong>Venera space programme<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was meant to land on\u00a0<strong>Venus<\/strong>, but a\u00a0<strong>rocket&#8217;s upper stage malfunction\u00a0<\/strong>left it stranded in\u00a0<strong>Earth orbit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>After more than\u00a0<strong>50 years in space<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>500-kg lander module<\/strong>\u00a0is expected to make an\u00a0<strong>uncontrolled re-entry<\/strong>\u00a0into Earth\u2019s atmosphere around\u00a0<strong>May 10, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Wen Wrong with Kosmos 482?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>upper stage of the launch vehicle<\/strong>\u00a0shut down prematurely due to a\u00a0<strong>timer malfunction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>This prevented the spacecraft from\u00a0<strong>escaping Earth\u2019s gravity<\/strong>\u00a0and sent it into a\u00a0<strong>low Earth orbit<\/strong>\u00a0instead.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>main spacecraft<\/strong>\u00a0eventually\u00a0<strong>burned up<\/strong>\u00a0in the atmosphere, but the\u00a0<strong>lander module<\/strong>\u00a0continued orbiting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About the Venera Programme<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Venera programme<\/strong>\u00a0(1961\u20131984) was a\u00a0<strong>Soviet interplanetary mission<\/strong>\u00a0series aimed at\u00a0<strong>exploring Venus<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It launched\u00a0<strong>28 probes<\/strong>, of which\u00a0<strong>13 entered Venus\u2019s atmosphere<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>10 landed on the surface<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venera 8<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>twin of Kosmos 482<\/strong>, successfully landed on Venus in 1972 and transmitted data for\u00a0<strong>50 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Venus conditions:\u00a0<strong>Surface temperature ~462\u00b0C<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>pressure ~92 times Earth\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Venera landers were\u00a0<strong>specially designed<\/strong>\u00a0using:\n<ul>\n<li>Spherical titanium hulls<\/li>\n<li>Heat-resistant layers<\/li>\n<li>Pressure insulation<\/li>\n<li>Active cooling systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kosmos 482 FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>What is Kosmos 482?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0Kosmos 482 is a Soviet-era spacecraft, launched in 1972, intended to land on Venus, but it failed to escape Earth&#8217;s orbit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>Why is Kosmos 482 in the news recently?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0Kosmos 482 is in the news due to concerns that it may re-enter Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, posing a potential space debris risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/soviet-spacecraft-crash-earth-kosmos-482-9989070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kosmos 482 is a Soviet-era Venus lander, launched on March 31, 1972 as part of the Venera space 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