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Bulava launch from Yuri Dolgorukiy submarine

On October 29, 2014 the lead submarine of the Project 955 Borey class, Yuri Dolgorukiy, successfully launched a Bulava missile. The submarine was deployed in the Barents Sea; the warheads were reported to reach their targets at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. According to the Russian ministry of defense, the submarine has the full complement of 16 missiles on board at the time of the test.

The submarine, which was formally accepted for service in December 2012, joined the Northern Fleet in December 2013. However, this is the first time it has the full complement of missiles on board - the Bulava program was set back by the failure during a test launch in September 2013. The launches were resumed in September 2014 - a missile was launched from Vladimir Monomakh.

UPDATE: The video of the launch (taken from inside of the submarine) indicates that the launch took place at 20:27 MSK (17:27 UTC).

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I wonder how many extra/unplanned hours of inspections and rework were required to ensure this missile flew without an issue. No offense but hopefully a lot!

[Keith ] [October 30, 2014] [#]

Video:
http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20141030/1030885934.html

[Alexander Stukalin ] [October 30, 2014] [#]

If Nevsky also have the full complement of 16 missiles on board, both can be considered totally operational, leading to a SSBN fleet of 3 Delta-III, 6 Delta-IV and 2 Borey. The Russian boomers fleet seems finally its long expected ‘rebirth’.

[Anonymous] [October 30, 2014] [#]

Alexander: I don't trust these videos. Looks like Bulava, of course, but it could easily be an old launch.

[Pavel Podvig ] [October 31, 2014] [#]

Inside in YD during the Bulava launch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFx3gLs9K74

[Anonymous] [October 31, 2014] [#]

This video shows the launch as well the inside of the sub, and it looks pretty real:

http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201410292101-cn4v.htm

BTW the submarine looks like some world war 2 era soviet sub. :(

[owais.usmani] [October 31, 2014] [#]

The Interfax news agency reports about cancellation of November Bulava launch this year:
http://www.interfax.ru/russia/406291

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