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Topic: Launch of Cosmos 1
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-21-2005 01:55 AM
   
Cosmos 1 - the world's first solar sail spacecraft - is set to launch atop a converted ICBM from a submerged Russian submarine in the Barents Sea.Launch time is 19:46:09 GMT (2:46 p.m. CDT). A few details of note: - When Cosmos 1 launches it will carry a CD containing the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan Planetary Society, along with the works of early visionaries who inspired solar sailing. See the full CD contents.
- With Solar Sail Watch, people around the world can watch this history-making spacecraft streak through space. In addition to viewing the sail, photographers can enter their best photos in a contest.
- You can build your own model of Cosmos 1.
For more information, see the Cosmos 1 website. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-21-2005 07:13 AM
It got a full page coverage on page 3 of Belgian Newspaper the Standaard today ...
The journalist emphasized the contribution of the Planetary Society ... |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-21-2005 03:40 PM
The Volna with Cosmos-1 blasted off at 3:46 but no confirmation as to whether it is in orbit and functioning has been received.The Planetary Society reports that on the first signal detection pass, no signal was heard at one site and a slight signal was detected at another before dropping out. Stay tuned... ------------------
-Ben www.LaunchPhotography.com |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-21-2005 06:03 PM
The slight signal reported earlier was a doppler detection from the ground, as opposed to a signal beamed by the spacecraft.A full update has been posted to SpaceflightNow explaining what has happened so far:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0506/21solarsailupdate/ |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-21-2005 06:50 PM
ITAR-TASS reports the Volna's first stage shut down 83 seconds into the flight and the rocket crashed into the arctic. TPS has acknowledged the possibility (lightly, being that their reports contradicted that earlier). But it appears that this is the case at this point. Two Russian failures in one day, both caused by engine shutdowns. This morning, a Soyuz-Molniya also failed to reach orbit and deploy its Russian Military payload. The vehicle crashed in Siberia. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 06-22-2005 05:31 AM
"The Russian-built Cosmos-1 was launched aboard a modified Volna intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the nuclear submarine Borisoglebsk. However, the Russian space agency said that there were indications that the Volna rocket may have experienced a problem in its first or second firing stages."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4110912.stm Lucky it didn't have a warhead then... ;-) Paul |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 06-22-2005 04:00 PM
I shouldn't say this, but maybe World War 3 would have been very one-sided... |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 06-22-2005 05:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Blackarrow:
I shouldn't say this, but maybe World War 3 would have been very one-sided...
Please explain what you mean by this remark. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-22-2005 05:50 PM
I think Geoffrey was joking in light of the Volna failure, considering it would have carried a warhead (rather than a space probe) should WWIII have occured. This is not the first Volna failure either. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-23-2005 02:09 AM
They should have chosen another launch-vehicle ... Probably much more expensive ( thinking of Sea-Launch company )
See; http://www.sea-launch.com/sllaunch_vehicle.htm |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-08-2005 12:44 PM
A very interesting theory here from Larry - it may indeed have made it into space (briefly):
http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_cosmos_mystery_050907.html |
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