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A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
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Vostok-2M
Soviet Union space launch vehicle, 1964–1991
The Vostok-2M, GRAU index: 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43
Rocket launching complex of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43, is a launch complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. It consists of two pads, Sites 43/3 and 43/4 and has been used by R-7-derived rockets since the early 1960s. As of 2024, both pads remain in use for the Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b rockets.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1980 Plesetsk launch pad disaster
Vostok-2M rocket explosion during refueling
The 1980 Plesetsk launch pad disaster was the explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket carrying a Tselina-D satellite during fueling at Site 43/4 of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the town of Mirny in the Soviet Union at 19:01 local time (16:01 UTC) on 18 March 1980, two hours and fifteen…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)