Posted on 12/31/2021 2:22:46 AM PST by blueplum
Russia's biggest “space wars” rocket launch in decades failed and may send 20 tonnes of payload screaming back to Earth, it has been claimed.
The new generation Angara A-5 heavy carrier rocket malfunctioned and only made it to “low orbit,” leaving it short of its target and set to fall back to Earth.
Although only a mock-up satellite it was crucial to Russia as a new military weapons delivery system and most of it is likely to burn-up on re-entering the atmosphere.
Footage showed the spectacular unmanned launch from Plesetsk spaceport on Monday marking a new stage in Moscow’s space wars ambitions.
The rocket is meant to take advanced spy and weapons navigation satellites into orbit...
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
It would land in the southern hemisphere. Why do you think God gave us a southern hemisphere? To drop all our space junk on. There’s nothing down there but Australians, S. Africans, and Argentinians anyway.
Ruh Roh raggy.
Someone’s going to be basking in Siberia soon.
Oh, wonderful news!
only a mock-up satellite , ya right ,LOL
mass simulator. another second stage failure for the russians
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