Half a century ago, on Nov. 1, 1963, the Soviet Union launched the first prototype of the "killer" satellite—what we would call today an antisatellite system, or ASAT. Officially announced as ...

The Soviet response was a hushed effort that came with the potential to roar. Leadership fast-tracked a space weapons system they hoped would disable US anti-missile satellites.

Failed Soviet satellite is falling back to Earth — scientists warn car-sized probe could be deadly By . Ben Cost. Published May 1, 2025, 9:56 a.m. ET. Heads up!

Some Soviet satellites like that depicted in "The Walking Dead" have had small engine parts, like a meter-sized plate or quarter-meter spherical pressure tank, survive, but nothing the size of ...

With a single shot, the Soviet Union not only launched the first artificial satellite but also officially inaugurated a "space race" with the United States.Sputnik – sometimes called Sputnik 1 ...

A failed Soviet satellite, dubbed Kosmos 482, is due to hurtle back into Earth after 52 years in space - with London touted as a possible destination. The UK capital is just one of the 26 cities ...

Soviet Spy Satellite Disappears Above South Pacific, 35 Years After Launch. Published Dec 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM EST Updated Dec 20, 2017 at 6:31 PM EST.

The Soviet Union placed a series of radar-equipped ocean reconnaissance satellites (RORSATs) in low Earth orbit beginning in 1967. Ronald C. Wittmann, Smithsonian Exhibit, Defense Intelligence Agency ...

A chunk from a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft designed to land on Venus is set to cannonball back to Earth next weekend, and nobody knows where it might land. The Kosmos 482 probe, made and ...

It has been drifting silently over our heads for the last 50 years. But the out-of-control Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is finally hurtling back towards Earth. Astronomers predict that the 500kg ...

In 1978, a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite malfunctioned and crashed into northern Canada. Kosmos 954 spread radioactive debris across hundreds of miles, leading to an extensive cleanup ...