Kosmos 482

Kosmos 482 was an attempted Soviet Venus probe. Launched 31 March 1972, at 04:02:33 UTC, it failed to escape low Earth orbit. Because of this, its name was retrospectively changed to "Kosmos" which was used for Earth-orbiting satellites.

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1972  Wikidata
4V-1 No. 671; Cosmos 482; V-72 No. 2
3MV, former entity, Molniya-M, 

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1972 Kosmos 482

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rocket launch

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atmospheric entry

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Frameless

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