[FPSPACE] Military launch from Kapustin Yar

[Mgr. CSc. Antonín Vítek]

Similar reports are in Russian on Novosti kosmonavtiki site, cf.

http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/news.shtml

< ------------ Původní zpráva ------------
< Od:  <dehbeaver0 at aol.com>
< Předmět: Re: [FPSPACE] Military launch from Kapustin Yar
< Datum: 22.4.2006 21:50:22
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<  Taken from another forum from someone who speaks Russian:
<  
< "According to http://www.gazeta.ru/lenta/2006/04/22/news_609721.shtml (in
< Russian) K65M-R rocket was launched today at 15:40 UTC on suborbital trajectory
< in particular for testing new elements for overcoming of antirocket protection."
<  
< ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
< -Ben
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< www.LaunchPhotography.com
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< -----Original Message-----
< From: Rui C. Barbosa <rcb at netcabo.pt>
< To: FPS <fpspace at friends-partners.org>
< Sent: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:40:37 +0100
< Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Military launch from Kapustin Yar
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< 
< Hi!
< 
< >Other sources say that it was a K65M-R missile launched toward the
< >Sary-Shagan test site to test "new reentry vehicles and missile defense
< >penetration aids for land-based and sea-based missiles".
< 
< Well, I have assumed that this is the orbital launch that was expected for 
< several days. Previously it was schedule for the 23rd.
< 
< I used the 11K65M because ITAR-TASS refers to the Kosmos-3M. The K65M-R is a 
< adaptation of the 11K65M launcher for suborbital launches.
< 
<  Regards!
< 
<  Rui C. Barbosa
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