New Intercontitental Ballistic Missile tested in Russia

Advertisments

Join our exclusive Baikonur launchsite tour with the observation of Soyuz MS spacecraft launch. The nearest tour is timed to Soyuz MS-12 launch scheduled for March 1, 2019.

Zero Gravity experience

Our zero-gravity flight onboard unique Russian Ilyushin-76 MDK flying laboratory will enable you to float and fly like an astronaut onboard space station under conditions of Zero Gravity.

Jet trainer flights in Russia

If you want to get unforgettable impressions, perform breathtaking aerobatics and watch the landscapes of Moscow region L-29 training jet flight and L-39 combat training jet flight is exactly what you need.

June 7, 2013

Categories: Defenсe, Kapustin Yar, Russia

New Intercontitental Ballistic Missile tested in Russia

Pilot model of new intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched from Kapustin Yar launch site

The test launch of new intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully carried out from Kapustin Yar rocket launching site in the evening on June 6, 2013. Russian Ministry of Defense press office reported.

At 21.45 Moscow time on June 6, 2013 Strategic Rocket Forces operational crew successfully launched pilot model of intercontinental ballistic missile from mobile launcher of Kapustin Yar state central launch site in Arkhangelsk region.

The tasks of the launch were to confirm the conformity of rocket complex and all its elements characteristics, given in military operational requirement, to confirm performance data of the rocket and rocket complex equipment, to confirm the reliability of rocket complex operation experimentally.

More from this category:

May 30, 2016

Happy Birthday, Alexey Leonov!

Today we congratulate our legendary cosmonaut Alexey Leonov and wish him happy Birthday! In March 1960 he was enlisted to the first ever cosmonaut corps…

full story

May 17, 2018

Roscosmos. Successful SENTINEL-3B launch campaign

According to Russian State Corporation “ROSCOSMOS” information,the second Sentinel-3 satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-3B, was launched on 25 April 2018, joining its identical twin Sentinel-3A in orbit….

full story

May 20, 2013

Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft back-up crew visited the sights of Baikonur

On May 19, 2013 according to longstanding “space” tradition 36/37 ISS mission back-up crew made up of Mikhail Tyurin (Roscosmos), Rick Mastracchio (NASA) and Koichi…

full story

November 20, 2018

20 Years of the International Space Station

In 2018, it is 20th anniversary of the most significant international space projects, the largest manned artificial satellite of the Earth – the International Space…

full story

August 22, 2014

Scientist: Russia and USA Cancelled Agreement for Cooperation in the field of Protection against Asteroids

Russia and USA interrupted cooperation in the field of space exploration particularly the agreement for joint protection against asteroids but it won’t prevent private cooperation B612…

full story

August 20, 2015

Baikonur Spaceport Saw Traditional Flag-Raising Ceremony

On August 20 the cosmonauts raised flags of the countries taking part in Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft launch. This traditional ceremony symbolizing final stage of prelaunch…

full story

July 1, 2013

Proton with GLONASS Satellites Rolled out to the Launching Complex of Baikonur

Proton-M booster with 3 GLONASS-M satellites planned to be launched on July 2, 2013 was rolled out to the launching complex of Baikonur spaceport, Khrunichev…

full story

November 14, 2014

ISS-42/43 Mission Crew’s Training in Spacecraft

Soyuz TMA-15M main and back-up crew members have already had the first training onboard the spacecraft in the integration building of 254 launchpad. In the…

full story