Volna | Cosmos-1

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau (Commercial)
• Rocket: Volna

Mission

Cosmos 1 was a project by Cosmos Studios and The Planetary Society to test a solar sail in space. As part of the project, an unmanned solar-sail spacecraft named Cosmos 1 was launched into space at 15:46:09 EDT (19:46:09 UTC) on June 21, 2005 from the submarine Borisoglebsk in the Barents Sea. However, a rocket failure prevented the spacecraft from reaching its intended orbit.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Borisoglebsk (K-496)
• Location: Sea Launch
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