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SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit

This mission is the 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch, and its cargo will be added to the over 7,300 Starlink satellites already in low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster, t

Space.com on MSN · 12h

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)

A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX 's Starlink 6-93 mission Tuesday night (May 6) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 9:17 p.m. EDT (0117 GMT on May 7) from CCSFS's Launch Complex-40 (LC-40) — one of two launch sites the company operates on the Space Coast.

USA TODAY on MSN · 10d

Amazon to launch 1st satellites into orbit: What to know about Project Kuiper

Amazon is preparing to launch its debut batch of satellites into orbit as it seeks to establish its own internet service for customers worldwide.

Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 expected to crash back to Earth

El Paso Times on MSN · 3h

Cosmos 482, a 1972 Soviet spacecraft, is set to return to Earth this week

On Monday, NASA said that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth sometime between Wednesday, May 7, and May 13. The spacecraft is expected to start descending on Saturday, May 10. The space agency said that since the probe was designed to withstand entry into Venus' atmosphere, it is possible that parts of it will survive reentry.

Science News · 23h

A Soviet spacecraft will crash to Earth this month

Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft has now lost enough energy that it can’t fight gravity anymore.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 7d

A Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Back to Earth After Being Stuck in Orbit for 53 Years

In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the planet’s harsh environment before succumbing to the intense heat. But this intrepid lander once had a sister probe named Cosmos 482. It launched four days after Venera 8 but was unable to escape low-Earth orbit and broke apart.

Soviet spaceship could crash back to Earth at 17,000mph in HOURS as map reveals impact zone for doomed 500kg Venus probe

A SOVIET spacecraft once destined for Venus is expected to crash land on Earth this week after more than 50 years stuck in ...

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A spacecraft orbiting for 53 years is projected to fall to Earth soon

The latest projections peg the 1,000-pound spacecraft’s reentry between May 8 and May 11. A complicating factor is that ...

The Washington Post5d

Soviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in May

Some of these remained in low Earth orbit and broke down within 48 hours, while others went into a higher orbit but did not gain enough speed to reach Venus, NASA said. The object scientists are ...

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