Half a ton Soviet Space probe Designed to support landing Venus will withdraw to the ground in two weeks and can “hard down” like a meteoriteTracker warned.
The Space spacecraft, launched in 1972. year, he never made that next to the Earth’s orbit and Her remains circled the planet over five decades.
The probe will start falling to the Earth UA firearm around 10. May.
“In approximately 2 weeks from now on unusually uncontrolled re-abolishing will happen: a 53-year-round landing capsule from failed Soviet Venus The mission is stuck in the land of orbit, “Dutch satellite Tracker Marco Langbroek said in the blog.
There is a small chance that the space probe will burn on again, but it seems unlikely because it is built to survive landing Venus.
“As this land is designed to survive the passage through the Wenere Atmosphere, it will be possible to survive re-abolishing through the earthly atmosphere of intact and influence intact,” said Dr. Langbroek, “said Dr.
While the spacecraft is equipped with a parachute, it may not be in working order.
“If he survives the re-introduction, it will be difficult to lower,” said Dr Langbroek Popular science.
Probe, about a meter over and weighing less than 500kg, could enter the atmosphere and hit the ground at a speed of about 250 kmph, which represent the risks similar to a meteorite Influence, Dr. Langbroek said.
“Involved risks are not particularly high, but they are not zero,” the lecturer, who monitors spying satellites, meteorites and asteroids.
When and where the crashing probe can be crashed remains unclear.
“With an orbital slope of 51.7 degrees, it can again appear between 52 ni 52 s width,” said Dr. Langbroek.
It could be anywhere from the north, as well as the United Kingdom and in the south as New Zealand.
“And from our momenting modeling, ReErny should happen near 10. May, give or take a few days,” said the space tracker. “During the last few months, the model consistently indicated recovery within a few days from 9. to 10. May 2025”
Trackers continue to observe the space probe to raise more data and refining when and where it could be crashed.
“Uncertainty in the re-entry meeting will be reduced after approaching the actual return, but even on the day of insecurity remain big,” said Dr. Langbroek.