Russian missile failed during test, researchers and imagery indicate

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Posted on 09/23/2024 6:50:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

A Russian RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile likely failed during a test earlier this month, according to arms experts and satellite imagery from the launch site.

Maxar satellite images from Sept. 21 show a crater about 60 meters (200 feet) wide at the launch silo at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia and damage around the area that was not visible in imagery from earlier in the month.

It was not clear from the imagery if the liquid-fueled Sarmat failed during a launch or if there was an accident during defueling.

“By all indications, it was a failed test. It’s a big hole in the ground,” said Pavel Podvig, an analyst based in Geneva, who runs the Russian Nuclear Forces project.

“There was a serious incident with the missile and the silo.”

Russia’s defense ministry did not respond to a request for comment and has made no announcements about planned Sarmat tests in recent days.

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it was a failed test. It’s a big hole in the ground

To: marcusmaximus

2 posted on 09/23/2024 6:52:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

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