Kosmos 482, a 1,000 lb. former Soviet space probe, is currently expected to renter the Earth's atmosphere between May 8 and May 11, 2025. The spacecraft has been orbiting the planet for over 50 years and it may make impact at a speed of about 150 mph.

Cosmos 482 was launched from the USSR's spaceport in 1972 in what is now Kazakhstan - intended for Venus. However, it broke into pieces, with one set to return.

Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is expected to make a crash landing on Earth around May 9–10, 2025. Due to a rocket malfunction shortly after launch, the spacecraft never made it out of Earth's orbit.