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Cosmos-1

failureVolna | Cosmos-1

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.

Overview

Date / time
June 21, 2005 at 07:46 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Borisoglebsk (K-496)
Mission
Cosmos-1
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Volna →
Launch provider
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau →