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By Friday, all indications pointed to a reentry early Saturday morning, U.S. Eastern Time, give or take several hours.

Kosmos 482 crashed into Earth on May 10, confirmed Roscosmos. The spacecraft reentered at 2:24 am ET, falling into the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1972, it malfunctioned and remained in orbit for 53 ...