Chizha test range () is a missile test range on the Kanin Peninsula in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in northern Russia.

The village of Chizha is located on the River Chizha, which flows into the Barents Sea on the west side of the Kanin Peninsula. There is an aerodrome nearby and a monitoring station located at . Chizha test range is described as being on the tip of Cape Kanin, which is , to the north.

Chizha test range

On 19 October 2012 an R-29R Submarine-launched ballistic missile was launched from the Delta III class submarine K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets towards the test range at Chizha. The submarine was in the Sea of Okhotsk, near the Pacific Ocean, over away.

Chizha test range

The same submarine had previously launched a missile towards Chizha on 28 October 2010, and on 9 October 2009.

Chizha test range

See also

Kura Test Range

References

Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Buildings and structures in Nenets Autonomous Okrug