Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) time over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, ...

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed Kosmos 482 landed back on Earth based on analysis.

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 reenters Earth's atmosphere uncontrolled, sparking concerns over potential debris impact.

Much of the spacecraft came tumbling back to Earth within a decade of the failed launch. No longer able to resist gravity’s tug as its orbit dwindled, the spherical lander – an estimated 3ft across – ...