Editing Plesetsk Cosmodrome (section)

== Accidents ==
[[File:NASA FIRMS 2024-09-19 4days Plesetsk.gif|thumb|[[Fire Information for Resource Management System|FIRMS]] imagery of the 20 and 21 September 2024 fire at a Plesetsk test site]]
* On 26 June 1973, 9 people were killed by an explosion of [[Kosmos-3M]] rocket, ready for launch.
* On 18 March 1980, [[1980 Plesetsk launch pad disaster|48 people were killed by an explosion]] of a [[Vostok-2M]] rocket with a [[Tselina (satellite)|Tselina satellite]], during a fuelling operation.
* On 15 October 2002, a [[Soyuz-U]] carrying the [[European Space Agency|ESA]] [[Foton-M1]] project failed to launch and exploded, killing one.
* On 19 or 20 September 2024, a test of an [[RS-28 Sarmat]] failed destroying a launch silo with its surrounding facilities and causing a fire detected by [[NASA]]'s [[Fire Information for Resource Management System|FIRMS]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-images-reveal-russia-failed-nuclear-missile-test-report-1957495 |work= [[Newsweek]] |title= Satellite Images Reveal Russia's Failed Nuclear Missile Test: Report |first= Flynn |last= Nicholls |date= 2024-09-22 |access-date= 2024-09-22}}</ref> [[Maxar]] imagery showed a {{cvt|62|m|ft}} wide crater where the launch silo had been.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/satellite-images-suggest-test-of-russian-super-weapon-failed-spectacularly/ |website= [[Ars Technica]] |title= Satellite images suggest test of Russian “super weapon” failed spectacularly |first= Stephen |last= Clark |date= 2024-09-23 |access-date= 2024-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet| user= georgewbarros |first= George |last= Barros |number= 1837889794577236004 |title= 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. Maxar. Launch site before vs after}}</ref>