Russia blunders grandiosely with launch of 'Satan 2' nuclear missile
The fourth attempt to launch Russia's Satan 2 nuclear missile has also ended in failure.
Satellite images showed an enormr crater at the site where the launch had taken place. The rocket exploded, completely destroying the launch site. Analyst MeNMyR shared the remarkable photos of the launch base in Pesetsk, a good 800 kilometers above Moscow.
It was the fourth time Russia had attempted to launch the RS28-Sarmat, dubbed “Satan 2” by NATO.
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My thanks to @MT_Anderson for providing this Planet Labs imagery and allowing me to publish it with comments.
— MeNMyRC (@MeNMyRC1) September 21, 2024
As is readily apparent, the RS-28 Sarmat test was a complete failure. The missile detonated in the silo leaving a massive crater and destroying the test site. The… https://t.co/FuKIaTNFVs pic.twitter.com/AuIpQRrDLa