Russia to Test Converted SS-19 ICBM Next Month

Russia plans to conduct a flight test of its Strela space-launch vehicle Dec. 5, according to ITAR-Tass (see GSN, July 1).

The Strela, based on a converted SS-19 Stiletto ICBM, will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and will place a dummy spacecraft into orbit, ITAR-Tass reported (see GSN, July 28). According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, it is more cost-effective for Russia to convert its ICBMs to other uses rather than merely disposing of them (ITAR-Tass, Nov. 14)

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