Cosmos-482 descent craft re-entry prediction

(blogs.esa.int)

26 points | by _kb 3 days ago ago

5 comments

  • AStonesThrow 3 days ago ago

    It seems that ESA tracked the craft over Germany on its final pass, and failed to track it on its next expected pass (0732 UTC), and so it is assumed that it went down at some time before that. But there are no recordings or reports of sightings yet.

    https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2025/05/07/reentry-predi...

  • AStonesThrow 3 days ago ago

    There are currently a few YouTube livestreams with "live tracking" for whatever that's worth. I'm watching this one: https://www.youtube.com/live/MXbMHHvaiJo?si=cKZBkmKsXh-qEjzS

    Current prediction is 6:12am UTC (± 3 hours); the red splat projection is on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea.

    • AStonesThrow 3 days ago ago

      Here's a guy who has some live telemetry going, if you can deal with commentary in Polish: https://www.youtube.com/live/21QsJBxUOC4?si=cQBnVyYxuROsFDVJ

    • WalterGR 3 days ago ago

      What exactly is that stream tracking? I don’t see any “about” info.

      • AStonesThrow 3 days ago ago

        The trouble is that a lot of these streams are simply simulating estimates based on current ephemera, and the "current position" is a projection. So even after the spacecraft deorbits and crashes, they may still indicate it's up there somewhere. There is insufficient actual live telemetry or photography to indicate its actual position and status at this time. We'll only know when it's down after it's come down, basically.