MR-30
Launch vehicle · Russia
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Russian sounding rocket.
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- Country
- Russia
- Launch Sites
- Kapustin Yar
Chronology
3 events
2011 December 19
Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. LV Family: MR-12. Launch Vehicle: MR-30.- MR-30 - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 304 km (188 mi). First launch of the Russian weather service's new MR-30 weather rocket..
2012 May 31
Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. LV Family: MR-12. Launch Vehicle: MR-30.2014 March 26
22:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar. LV Family: MR-12. Launch Vehicle: MR-30.- MR-30 - .
Nation: Russia.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
Meteorology / Ionosphere Mission. Failed and landed near a village in an unplanned area of western Kazakhstan; launches within Kazakhstan have been suspended pending the accident investigation. The MN-300/MR-30 sounding rocket system had a nominal apogee of 300 km, and given the range achieved probably attained a comparable height this time despite the failure.