Mysterious Purple Cloud Observed After Russian Rocket Test Failure Near Kazakhstan

[Starmix]

According to the report, Russia has suffered a failed missile test at the Yasny launch complex in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border, with the rocket exploding shortly after liftoff and producing a purple plume, according to footage circulated in late November. It was seen in a video that the rocket climbed only briefly before pitching off course, falling back toward the ground, and exploding at low altitude.

The report also stated that residents reported a loud blast, while regional officials said no evacuation was planned and offered no information about the system involved. Several factors point to another failed trial of the RS-28 Sarmat super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, Ukrainian defense outlet Defense Express reported.

The report added that these include Yasny’s R-36 Scarp-type silo infrastructure, the use of hypergolic propellants, and the absence of any scheduled space launch or strategic forces exercise, all pointing to a likely failed test of the RS-28 system.

Additionally, the outlet noted that “heptyl” fuel, a common Russian codename for asymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, has strong toxic and mutagenic effects, and linked the purple-tinted cloud to previous Proton and R‑36 accidents. Only a handful of RS-28 Sarmat tests are documented, with one launch judged at least partially successful, according to the news agency.

Source: The Defense Post

 

[eLdavis]

It's probably the chemicals involved, hope this won't lead to some other kind of viral air contamination in the end though.

 

[Starmix]

It's probably the chemicals involved, hope this won't lead to some other kind of viral air contamination in the end though.

That is right, it was the effect of the blast of the failed test of a Russian rocket. Russia is always careless. Thankfully, it was far from the location of the residences.