launched fromRussia

Cosmos 1 solar sail

Name: Cosmos 1 solar sail
Start: 2001-07-20T00:00:00Z
Location: Barents Sea

Failure

JUL 20200100:00:00 UTC

This suborbital flight was meant to test hardware for the Planetary Society's Cosmos 1 solar sail, but the spacecraft never separated from the Volna's third stage. The motor underperformed, the onboard computer sensed the shortfall and held the payload attached, and the inflatable reentry capsule riding along was lost with it.

LIFTOFF

JUL 20 2001

00:00:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromsubmarine K-496 BorisoglebskBarents Sea

aboardVolnaintoSuborbital

Payloads · 2

01
Cosmos 1 solar sail
02
Inflatable re-entry heat shield test