22 Apr 2015 18:33

Rocket that crashed after takeoff in Plesetsk was experimental - source

PLESETSK, Arkhangelsk region. April 22 (Interfax-AVN) - A planned test launch of an experimental space rocket developed by a defense industry facility was conducted at Plesetsk cosmodrome in Archangelsk region on Wednesday, Interfax-AVN was told at the cosmodrome.

"The rocket successfully left the launch pad but several minutes later it departed from its planned trajectory and fell in an uninhabited area in Arkhangelsk region," a source said.

The descent of the experimental rocket did not cause any destruction or loss of life.

"The fuel of this rocket poses no environmental threat," the source said.