1985

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January 15. "Kosmos-1617"  - "Kosmos-1622". Eight military store-dump "Strela-3" satellites launched by a single carrier rocket.

 
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From January 1982 to April 1985, the testing of the rail road-based RT-23 (RS-22) ICBM was conducted in Plesetsk. It was followed by the testing of modified RT-23 UTTKh system designed for both rail road and silo launchers. Rail road-based system was under testing between February 27, 1985 and December 22, 1987. For a silo based version eight silos launchers of two different types were constructed in Plesetsk along with fortified control bunker and modified measurement complex.  20 launches of the missile were conducted from Plesetsk between July 31, 1986 and September 23, 1988.


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