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.

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.

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached its destination, a malfunctioning Soyuz rocket ensured its sibling Kosmos 482 craft never made it past Earth’s orbit.