Planetary Society
Spacecraft · USA
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American manufacturer of spacecraft. Planetary Society, USA.
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Chronology
1 event
2005 June 21
19:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Barents Sea Launch Area. Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E. Launch Platform: K-496. LV Family: R-29. Launch Vehicle: Volna. FAILURE: Failure.- Cosmos 1 - .
Payload: Solnechny Parus. Mass: 103 kg (227 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Planetary Society.
Manufacturer: Lavochkin bureau.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: KAUR-1.
Spacecraft: Parus.
Launched from SSBN Borisoglebsk. First orbital flight attempt of converted SLBM. Payload was solar sail demonstrator. Delayed from late 2001; March 20 and October 2002; late March, August 28 and October, 2003; February, March, April 6, May 20 and 31, 2005.