Russia has conduced a combat training launch of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile form the Plesetsk cosmodrome to confirm it’s characteristics, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
“The crew of the Yoshkar-Ola missile formation carried out a combat training launch of the Yars mobile-based solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with independently targetable warheads, at the state Plesetsk test cosmodrome. Training combat units arrived at the designated area at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula,” the MoD said in a statement.
The launch was aimed to confirm tactical, technical and flight characteristics of the missile, and all these tasks have been completed, the MoD added.
The weight of a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) varies depending on its specific variant and configuration. However, the weight of a typical Yars ICBM is estimated to be around 50,000 kilograms (about 110,231 pounds). This weight includes the missile itself, the payload (warhead), and the propellant required for its operation.
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