Cosmos 1
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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 uncrewed solar-sail spacecraft named Cosmos 1 was launched into space at 19
An artist's rendering of Cosmos 1 orbiting the Earth
Volna
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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 t
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…ft) long, had a total surface area of 600 m2 (6,500 sq ft), and were made of aluminized-reinforced PET film (MPET). The spacecraft was launched on a Volna launch vehicle (a converted SS-N-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)) from the Russian Delta III submarine Borisoglebsk, submerged in the…
A Volna rocket with the Cosmos 1 is loaded into the launch tube of K-496 Borisoglebsk submarine, photo by The Planetary Society