On September 21, Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces failed a new test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.
This was written by Osinter, a Twitter user MeNMyRC, referring to satellite images of one of Russia’s missile silos.
Satellite images he published show a large crater caused by the impact of a ballistic missile and a fire at the launch pad.
My thanks to @MT_Anderson to maintain this Planet Labs imagery and allowing me to publish it with comments.
As it is perfectly suited, the RS-28 Sarmat test was a complete failure. Praise for the holes in the force adjusting the massive crater and destroying the test site. The… https://t.co/FuKIaTNFVspic.twitter.com/AuIpQRrDLa
– MeNMyRC (@MeNMyRC1) September 21, 2024
It is still unknown what caused the accident. Since the Sarmat missile has a liquid-fueled rocket engine, an incident with its detonation could have occurred.
Osinter suggests the possibility of the rocket crashing during the launch attempt. Four fire trucks can be seen in the satellite image.
Taking this incident into account, during the entire period of use of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental missile, Russia has managed to carry out only one of five successful launches – on April 20, 2022.
Source: Racurs
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