Kosmos 482 was meant to explore Venus, but became an accidental satellite. Everything to know about the Soviet Venus probe and where it could fall.

After more than five decades silently orbiting our planet, a relic of the Cold War space race is making a dramatic and fiery return to Earth. Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet Venus probe launched in 1972,

Experts say the Venus-bound probe's durable design could allow it to survive reentry, posing a small risk to populated areas.