Here's what to know about Cosmos 482 and its return to Earth. When will Cosmos 482 return to Earth? Various space entities give a variety of estimates of when the spacecraft could

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's orbit.

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled reentry,