Russia Conducts Successful Test of Converted SS-19 ICBM

Russia Friday conducted a successful test of its Strela space-launch vehicle, according to Reuters (see GSN, Nov. 14).

The Strela, based on a converted SS-19 ICBM, was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, said spokesman Lt.-Col. Igor Zatula. The rocket delivered a mock satellite into low earth orbit, Zatula said, adding that several more tests were needed before the Strela could be used for commercial purposes (Reuters/Planet Ark, Dec. 8).

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