U.S. Navy submarines have spent years shadowing Russian warships, hoping to snap photographs of missile tests through the periscope. It is the stuff of Cold War legends, taking intelligence, skill, courage and patience. Now by pure chance, a commercial satellite flying 488 miles above the Earth has captured exactly that. The unusual event took place in the Barents Sea, in Russia’s arctic north. You can clearly see the yellow fireball as the missile erupts from its launch silo.
Forbes: Unusual satellite image shows Russian missile launch in Arctic
A Russian Arctic edition of the Shell anti-aircraft rocket system roll ahead of a second night rehearsal for the WWII Victory Parade in front of a banner informing of a national vote on constitutional changes in Moscow on June 18, 2020.
