HomeUkraineMaxar collected new high-resolution satellite imagery yesterday (September 21st) that reveals the aftermath of a dramatic launch failure of a Russian RS-28 ICBM at a launch site in the Plesetsk cosmodrome. Launch site before vs after-George Barros
Maxar collected new high-resolution satellite imagery yesterday (September 21st) that reveals the aftermath of a dramatic launch failure of a Russian RS-28 ICBM at a launch site in the Plesetsk cosmodrome. Launch site before vs after-George Barros
September 22, 2024
Maxar collected new high-resolution satellite imagery yesterday (September 21st) that reveals the aftermath of a dramatic launch failure of a Russian RS-28 ICBM at a launch site in the Plesetsk cosmodrome. Launch site before vs after-George Barros
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“A large crater (approximately 62 meters wide) is visible at the launch silo and extensive damage in and around the launch pad can be seen which suggests that the missile exploded shortly after ignition or launch. ”
“Additionally, small fires continue to burn in the forest to the east of the launch complex and four fire trucks can be seen near the destroyed silo.”
I wonder how many died? Three pylons just gone, one knocked over and that building took a beating too
Good riddance
They wanted to have a show of strength to make threats with…they didn’t get what they wanted.
Russian technology in the world is number one, great job, a reverse launch!!
Another “smoking RU”…? Or UA “drone debri”……LOL Lit the FUSE to fast…? Door “jam’d”. …? “Drunks” w Nukes..? OMG
They’ll blame Ukrainians
Looks like Space-X was involved.
Lol i was zooming in on the first 2 pics cause i couldnt see it good… Glad to see their so called big red line last resort thingie isnt quite working as good as feared. š
Great stuff right there hahahaha
and that was good
Thatās the Satan we are supposed to crap our pants over?
The orcs now try to launch missiles by exploding them first?
“The explosion test was successful”
Looks like it’s perfectly ready for frontline service!
I’d say good effect on target
I’m going to guess not many survivors…
Russia successfully intercepted the missile, but the debris destroyed the launchpad.
Serious question: Over the entire course of Russian history, what exactly has Russia itself produced that’s of real significance on a global scale?
Some Russian authors wrote some reasonably good books and plays, a few Russian composers created some decent tunes, and a tiny number of Russians who were artists in other fields did interesting things. But that was all in the wider European tradition rather than the product of deeply rooted, inherently *Russian* culture; one could say they were aping European culture (maybe even appropriating it, as some say these days). As far as science and technology goes, it seems that just about everything significant created in the Russian and then Soviet empires was the product of those who weren’t actually ethnic Russians.
Russia itself seems to have only one real talent: there’s something about the Russian psyche and culture which makes it very good at parasitising other societies.
āFull self-nukingā is probably not a great feature. Easier to just bring everyone home and spend your time making up a story to frame it as a victory.
Another smoking incident
Showing the Motherland it’s concrete removal abilities
ruski mod: we gonna sent strategic missile specialists to do meat assaults in Ukraine.
I saw a video of a previous test of this missile, they have an initial solid rocket booster to get it out of the silo launch tube, then this solid fuel “puck” gets discarded to the side, revealing the liquid fuel first stage engine, which ignites and that propels it up and away.
If the first stage liquid fueled engine failed to light, or it lit and then went out, the missile would fall straight back into it’s launch tube, and it’s fuel would explode.
I wonder if that’s what happened here.
Liquid fuel engines are more prone to these ignition failures, solid motors don’t have this problem. Once solids are lit, that thing ain’t stopping till it’s burned out.
Looks like a giant cigarette was stubbed out on the launchpad. Smoking accident.
So how many staff would have to be present to perform a test like this? What kind of losses are we talking about. That looks like a substantial facility that could house a lot of people. Anyone know how many scientists would have been at the site? This could be a great loss of scientific knowledge. Slava Ukraine.
Amazing that the tower is still standing
This is what happens when the people in charge of your nuclear arms industry embezzles all the money to buy yachts in Italy.
It is still insane how today an average joe/civilian can(if they got money, time and data processing) get information that just a couple of decades ago only the top tier goverments in america/the ussr etc had accces to
Hell 70 years ago goverment sdid not have that capacity at all.
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“A large crater (approximately 62 meters wide) is visible at the launch silo and extensive damage in and around the launch pad can be seen which suggests that the missile exploded shortly after ignition or launch. ”
“Additionally, small fires continue to burn in the forest to the east of the launch complex and four fire trucks can be seen near the destroyed silo.”
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Source: [https://x.com/georgewbarros/status/1837889794577236004](https://x.com/georgewbarros/status/1837889794577236004)
[https://x.com/georgewbarros/status/1837889796980543826](https://x.com/georgewbarros/status/1837889796980543826)
https://x.com/georgewbarros/status/1837889799018967364
Where did the concrete go?
Woops
took the whole launchpad with it…
IVAN?!?!!!??!!?
I wonder how many died? Three pylons just gone, one knocked over and that building took a beating too
Good riddance
They wanted to have a show of strength to make threats with…they didn’t get what they wanted.
Russian technology in the world is number one, great job, a reverse launch!!
Another “smoking RU”…? Or UA “drone debri”……LOL Lit the FUSE to fast…? Door “jam’d”. …? “Drunks” w Nukes..? OMG
They’ll blame Ukrainians
Looks like Space-X was involved.
Lol i was zooming in on the first 2 pics cause i couldnt see it good…
Glad to see their so called big red line last resort thingie isnt quite working as good as feared. š
Great stuff right there hahahaha
and that was good
Thatās the Satan we are supposed to crap our pants over?
The orcs now try to launch missiles by exploding them first?
“The explosion test was successful”
Looks like it’s perfectly ready for frontline service!
I’d say good effect on target
I’m going to guess not many survivors…
Russia successfully intercepted the missile, but the debris destroyed the launchpad.
Serious question: Over the entire course of Russian history, what exactly has Russia itself produced that’s of real significance on a global scale?
Some Russian authors wrote some reasonably good books and plays, a few Russian composers created some decent tunes, and a tiny number of Russians who were artists in other fields did interesting things. But that was all in the wider European tradition rather than the product of deeply rooted, inherently *Russian* culture; one could say they were aping European culture (maybe even appropriating it, as some say these days). As far as science and technology goes, it seems that just about everything significant created in the Russian and then Soviet empires was the product of those who weren’t actually ethnic Russians.
Russia itself seems to have only one real talent: there’s something about the Russian psyche and culture which makes it very good at parasitising other societies.
āFull self-nukingā is probably not a great feature. Easier to just bring everyone home and spend your time making up a story to frame it as a victory.
Another smoking incident
Showing the Motherland it’s concrete removal abilities
ruski mod: we gonna sent strategic missile specialists to do meat assaults in Ukraine.
rs-28: oh š©
I saw a video of a previous test of this missile, they have an initial solid rocket booster to get it out of the silo launch tube, then this solid fuel “puck” gets discarded to the side, revealing the liquid fuel first stage engine, which ignites and that propels it up and away.
If the first stage liquid fueled engine failed to light, or it lit and then went out, the missile would fall straight back into it’s launch tube, and it’s fuel would explode.
I wonder if that’s what happened here.
Liquid fuel engines are more prone to these ignition failures, solid motors don’t have this problem. Once solids are lit, that thing ain’t stopping till it’s burned out.
Looks like a giant cigarette was stubbed out on the launchpad. Smoking accident.
So how many staff would have to be present to perform a test like this? What kind of losses are we talking about. That looks like a substantial facility that could house a lot of people. Anyone know how many scientists would have been at the site? This could be a great loss of scientific knowledge. Slava Ukraine.
Amazing that the tower is still standing
This is what happens when the people in charge of your nuclear arms industry embezzles all the money to buy yachts in Italy.
It is still insane how today an average joe/civilian can(if they got money, time and data processing) get information that just a couple of decades ago only the top tier goverments in america/the ussr etc had accces to
Hell 70 years ago goverment sdid not have that capacity at all.
That definitely left a mark.