LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Failure
Tue Jun 21 2005
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau

Cosmos-1

Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(7:46 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(7:46 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(7:46 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Volna

Description:

Space launch vehicle Volna is a converted Submarine-launched ballistic missile used for launching satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29R designed by State Rocket Center Makayev and related to the Shtil' Launch Vehicle . The Volna is a 3-stage launch vehicle that uses liquid propellant. The warhead section is used for the payloads that can be either put into orbit with the help of an additional boost engine or travel along a sub-orbital trajectory to be recovered at the landing site. Volna can be launched from Delta III-class submarine or from land based facilities.

Volna rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Sea Launch

Pad

Borisoglebsk (K-496)