Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend

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