State Central Navy Testing Range

64°38′45″N 39°12′34″E / 64.645791°N 39.209518°E / 64.645791; 39.209518 The State Central Navy Testing Range (Russian: «Государственный центральный морской полигон», Gosudarstvennyj central'nyj morskoj poligon) at Nyonoksa is the main rocket launching site of the Soviet Navy and later the Russian Navy. The site is located east from in the settlement of Sopka 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Nyonoksa.

History

The naval missile range was established in 1954 and is also known as military unit 09703.^[1]^[2]

Since 1965, numerous rockets of the types R-27, R-29, R-39 Rif, and R-39M were launched from Nyonoksa.^{[citation needed]}

Accidents

On 15 December 2015, an accident during a missile launch test resulted in a block of flats in the village being hit by part of a rocket.^[3]

On 8 August 2019, an explosion caused the Nyonoksa radiation accident with several scientists being killed.^[4] The incident might be linked to the development of the nuclear-powered cruise missile 9M730 Burevestnik, also known by its NATO reporting name as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall.^[5]

References

^ Isachenkov, Vladimir (14 August 2019). "Mysterious missile explosion, radiation spike in Russia raises questions". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Пропуск в Нёноксу – только по личному запросу: 12 и 13 июля в Нёноксе, входящей в муниципальное образование «Северодвинск», состоятся фольклорные праздники, посвящённые Петрову дню и Дню села. Эти события собирают, как правило, большое количество гостей" [Access to Nyonoksa is only available upon personal request: On July 12 and 13, folklore festivals dedicated to St. Peter's Day and Village Day will be held in Nyonoksa, which is part of the Severodvinsk municipality. These events usually attract a large number of guests.]. www.severodvinsk.info (in Russian). 2019-06-28. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
^ "Russian cruise missile hits flats". December 15, 2015 – via www.bbc.com.
^ Andrew E. Kramer (10 August 2019). "Russia Confirms Radioactive Materials Were Involved in Deadly Blast". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Russian nuclear engineers buried after 'Skyfall nuclear' blast". Al Jazeera. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

64°38′N 39°12′E / 64.633°N 39.200°E / 64.633; 39.200

[AP14082019-1] Isachenkov, Vladimir (14 August 2019). "Mysterious missile explosion, radiation spike in Russia raises questions". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[2] "Пропуск в Нёноксу – только по личному запросу: 12 и 13 июля в Нёноксе, входящей в муниципальное образование «Северодвинск», состоятся фольклорные праздники, посвящённые Петрову дню и Дню села. Эти события собирают, как правило, большое количество гостей" [Access to Nyonoksa is only available upon personal request: On July 12 and 13, folklore festivals dedicated to St. Peter's Day and Village Day will be held in Nyonoksa, which is part of the Severodvinsk municipality. These events usually attract a large number of guests.]. www.severodvinsk.info (in Russian). 2019-06-28. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2025-02-03.

[3] "Russian cruise missile hits flats". December 15, 2015 – via www.bbc.com.

[kramer-4] Andrew E. Kramer (10 August 2019). "Russia Confirms Radioactive Materials Were Involved in Deadly Blast". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[5] "Russian nuclear engineers buried after 'Skyfall nuclear' blast". Al Jazeera. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

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