OSINT analyst George Barros has released new satellite imagery from space technology company Maxar that shows a failed test of the Sarmat super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia.

Satellite images of one of the sites of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk Oblast, russia) show a huge eruption and traces of a fire as a result of the

I would like to thank [OSINT analyst] MT_Anderson for providing this image from Planet Labs and allowing me to publish it with comments. As can be easily seen, the RS-28 Sarmat test ended in complete failure,

Russia appears to have suffered a "catastrophic failure" in a test of its Sarmat missile, a key weapon in the modernisation of its nuclear arsenal, according to arms experts who have analysed satellite images of the launch site.

A missile is reported to have exploded in its launch silo, leaving a massive crater and causing significant damage to the test site.

Open-source intelligence project MeNMyRC reported on Sept. 19 that a test launch of Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Super-Heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) resulted in failure at the launch site in Plesetsk,

The apparent launch failure raised questions about Russia’s military capabilities and put in a dent in the Kremlin’s nuclear saber rattling.

Russia has failed the test launch of its RS-28 Sarmat Super-Heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) at the launch site in Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, the Open-source intelligence project MeNMyRC reported.