Bulava
Bulava missile test history
| Date | Comment | ||
| 0.1 | 12/11/03 | Success | Pop-up test of a mockup of the missile. |
| 0.2 | 09/23/04 | Success | Pop-up test. |
| 1 | 09/27/05 | Success(?) | First flight test. Launch from a surfaced submarine. Reports about failure of the third stage. |
| 2 | 12/21/05 | Success | First launch from a submerged submarine. |
| 3 | 09/07/06 | Failure | Launch from a submerged submarine. The first stage failed shortly after launch. |
| 4 | 10/25/06 | Failure | Launch from a submerged submarine. Failure of the first stage. |
| 5 | 12/24/06 | Failure | From a surfaced submarine. Problems with the third stage. |
| 6 | 06/28/07 | Success | Unconfirmed reports about problems with one of the warheads. |
| 7 | 11/10/07 | Failure | The first stage failed shortly after launch. |
| 8 | 09/18/08 | Failure | Failure of the bus. |
| 9 | 11/28/08 | Success | The "first fully successful test" of the missile |
| 10 | 12/23/08 | Failure | Failure of the third stage. |
| 11 | 07/15/09 | Failure | Failure of the first stage |
| 12 | 12/09/09 | Failure | Preliminary reports indicated failure of the third stage |
There is some uncertainty about results of two tests. The one on 27 September 2005 was reported to be successful at the time, but in December 2006 Ivan Safronov reported that the third stage of the missile failed in that test. Also, there were some reports about problems in the July 28th, 2007, but it is not clear whether these were credible.
Bulava missile has also been tested in pop-up tests from a land-based launcher.
[December 9, 2009] [
] [#]
] [#]
The book
