It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 .. The fall of a broken space probe on the ground tomorrow, Saturday

The International Astronomy Center expected the fall of a broken space probe tomorrow named Cosmos 482 launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a failed mission to explore Venus.
Engineer Mohamed Shawkat Awda, Director of the International Astronomy Center and supervisor of the satellite fall program, said that the body expected to fall is the probation capsule, which has been in the Earth’s orbit for more than 50 years.

He explained that the fall will be not controlled, and it is expected that it will happen at 05:52 am Greenwich time (09:52 am Emirates time) with an error margin of up to 7 hours, and this means that the fall may occur at any time between 10:52 pm Friday and 12: 52 noon Saturday, GMT.
The weight of the space body is about 500 kg and is characterized by a spherical structure of about one meter that is designed to bear the harsh conditions on the planet of Venus, and although it contains a system of automatic declining umbrellas, the possibility of its work after more than five decades in space is very small according to the return.

He pointed out that the satellite will not fall as one piece, but will partially disintegrate when it enters the atmosphere due to friction and high heat, expecting that 20 to 40% of its original bloc will reach the Earth.
According to experts, the possibility that space remains will pose a direct danger to human life or facilities, as it is estimated that the possibility of a person is about 1 in 100 billion.

He added that these incidents are not completely rare, as medium -sized satellites fall in a non -controlled manner every several months.

He explained that about 70% of the satellites that take place in low orbits fall in an unlimited way at the end of their operating life, while only 30% of the fall of only 30% are controlled, especially those large or that contain dangerous materials and given that the water covers about 70% of the surface of the earth, the possibility of falling on the land remains low.

He said, in the context of scientific efforts to monitor these phenomena, the International Astronomy Center launched an international program to monitor the satellite fall under the supervision of four international experts, including former specialists in NASA and experts in following up on space orbits