A spacecraft of the Soviet era is likely to have reinforced the Earth’s atmosphere

The European Space Agency said that part of a spacecraft of the Soviet era is likely to return to the Earth’s atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century.

Kosmos 482, which was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, did not get it out of the Earth’s orbit and instead stormed four pieces that were around the planet for more than five decades.

The European Union Space Tracking and Tracking Center (SST) said that one part – is believed to be down – “probably” re -inserted the atmosphere at about 06:16 GMT (07:16 GMT) on Saturday.

It is unclear whether the object fell on the ground or burned in the air.

It is also not clear exactly where the object re -inserted the atmosphere.

While there are many experts who do not know about the return of the object, 70 % of the land is covered with the sea, so it is unlikely to cause great damage.

“You are more likely to win more than you are affected by this debris from space,” said Stijn Lemms, the European Space Agency’s chief analyst, said.

The Lander Kosmos 482 capsule was built to survive from the intense heat and pressure in the atmosphere of Venus, which means that it had a strong thermal shield and a solid structure.

That is why experts believe that he may have survived the unproductive descent through the atmosphere of the earth.

However, the umbrella system in Kosmos 482, which was originally aimed at slowing the Lander’s descent towards Venus, was deteriorating more than 50 years in space.

“Re -entering the things that a person makes in the Earth’s atmosphere occurs frequently.” He said this happens weekly to a larger spacecraft with smaller diary.

Things are usually burned in the atmosphere of the earth before they reach the Earth.

Long China 5b. Supporter It was re -introduced to the Indian Ocean in 2022, and Space Station Tiangong -1 Mostly, it was burned over the Pacific Ocean in 2018.

Kosmos 482 is now closely tracked by international space agencies.

Mr. Lemms said that future spacecraft must be designed “in a way that they can take out of orbit safely, preferably by performing re -control operations.”

This would allow accurate predictions of the landing sites, which reduces the risk of any wreck that affects the densely populated areas and protect people and property with the “environmental impact management of space”.