Chizha test range
Kanin Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Typemissile test range
Site information
OperatorRussian Strategic Rocket Forces? Russian Navy?
Statusin use

Chizha test range (Russian: полигон "Чижа") is a missile test range on the Kanin Peninsula in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in northern Russia.

The village of Chizha is located on the River Chizha, which flows into the Barents Sea on the west side of the Kanin Peninsula. There is an aerodrome nearby and a monitoring station located at 67°4′11″N 44°18′21″E / 67.06972°N 44.30583°E / 67.06972; 44.30583. Chizha test range is described as being on the tip of Cape Kanin, which is 68°39′25″N 43°16′24″E / 68.65694°N 43.27333°E / 68.65694; 43.27333, 180 kilometres (110 mi) to the north.[1]

On 19 October 2012 an R-29R Submarine-launched ballistic missile was launched from the Delta III class submarine K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets towards the test range at Chizha. The submarine was in the Sea of Okhotsk, near the Pacific Ocean, over 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) away.[2][1][3]

The same submarine had previously launched a missile towards Chizha on 28 October 2010, and on 9 October 2009.[4][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 АПЛ ТОФ произвела успешный пуск баллистической ракеты Р-29Р [Pacific Fleet submarine conducted a successful launch of a R-29-R ballistic missile] (in Russian). ВЗГЛЯД.РУ [Vzglyad.ru]. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  2. ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2012-10-19). "Successful R-29R SLBM launch from the Sea of Okhotsk". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  3. ↑ ВМФ РФ успешно запустил баллистическую ракету из Охотского моря [The Russian Navy successfully launched a ballistic missile from the Sea of Okhotsk] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  4. ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2010-10-28). "R-29RM Sineva and R-29R launched successfully". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  5. ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2009-10-09). "Two test launches of R-29R missiles". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
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