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Cosmos 1 - Mission Timeline
Final Preparations
On May 23, 2005, Cosmos 1 was shipped from Moscow to Severmorsk, near the port city of Murmansk. The spacecraft is being checked out, batteries and pyrotechnic devices are being installed and charged, and the electrical units connecting the spacecraft to the rocket will be put in place. Then, the spacecraft will be placed in the payload area at the tip of the Volna rocket. About three days prior to the launch the rocket will be loaded on the Delta III submarine. The vessel will leave Severmorsk to the designated site half a day before launch time.
Launch!
At launch, the main engine of the first stage of the Volna rocket will burn before shutting down and disengaging from the main body. The second stage will then ignite, burn, and disengage from the third stage, which in turn will separate from the payload compartment after completing its burn. A little more than 6 minutes after shooting up from the submarine, the three-stage Volna rocket will have completed its role in the mission.
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Final Preparations
On May 23, 2005, Cosmos 1 was shipped from Moscow to Severmorsk, near the port city of Murmansk. The spacecraft is being checked out, batteries and pyrotechnic devices are being installed and charged, and the electrical units connecting the spacecraft to the rocket will be put in place. Then, the spacecraft will be placed in the payload area at the tip of the Volna rocket. About three days prior to the launch the rocket will be loaded on the Delta III submarine. The vessel will leave Severmorsk to the designated site half a day before launch time.
Launch!
At launch, the main engine of the first stage of the Volna rocket will burn before shutting down and disengaging from the main body. The second stage will then ignite, burn, and disengage from the third stage, which in turn will separate from the payload compartment after completing its burn. A little more than 6 minutes after shooting up from the submarine, the three-stage Volna rocket will have completed its role in the mission.
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