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A Russian spacecraft that launched more than 50 years ago will finally crash back down to Earth, but nobody knows where it will land or even if it will fully break apart upon reentry.

A Russian spacecraft called Kosmos 482 will fall out of orbit and crash back down to Earth sometime between Friday afternoon and just after midnight Saturday morning.

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the European Space Agency.

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DENVER (KMGH) — A piece of space history is expected to hurtle toward Earth in the next 24 hours, and researchers in Colorado are keeping an eye on it. A Russian spacecraft called Kosmos 482 ...

DENVER (KMGH) — A piece of space history is expected to hurtle toward Earth in the next 24 hours, and researchers in Colorado are keeping an eye on it. A Russian spacecraft called Kosmos 482 ...