Makeyev Rocket Design BureauVolnaBorisoglebsk (K-496), Sea Launch
Cosmos-1
Launched
June 21, 2005
Image: John Ballentine
Summary
Cosmos-1 launched on a Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau Volna from Borisoglebsk (K-496), Sea Launch on June 21, 2005. The mission failed. It was Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,718th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Volna flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Volna · Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Volna flightMakeyev Rocket Design Bureau's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,718th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
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.
Pad
Borisoglebsk (K-496), Sea Launch
1st launch from Borisoglebsk (K-496), 1st this year · 18th from Sea Launch
1 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Cosmos-1 launch?
Cosmos-1 launched on June 21, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cosmos-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Cosmos-1?
Volna, flown by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. Volna spec sheet
Where did Cosmos-1 launch from?
Borisoglebsk (K-496), Sea Launch.
What orbit was Cosmos-1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.