State Central Navy Testing Range
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The State Central Navy Testing Range ({{langx|ru|«Государственный центральный морской полигон»}}, Gosudarstvennyj central'nyj morskoj poligon) at Nyonoksa is the main rocket launching site of the Soviet Navy and later the Russian Navy. The site is located east from in the settlement of Sopka {{convert|2|km|mi}} north of the Nyonoksa.
History
The naval missile range was established in 1954 and is also known as military unit 09703.{{cite news| url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/08/14/breaking-news/mysterious-missile-explosion-radiation-spike-in-russia-raises-questions/| title=Mysterious missile explosion, radiation spike in Russia raises questions| first=Vladimir| last=Isachenkov| newspaper=Star-Advertiser| location=Honolulu| agency=Associated Press| date=14 August 2019| access-date=15 August 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.severodvinsk.info/pr/17630/ |title=Пропуск в Нёноксу – только по личному запросу: 12 и 13 июля в Нёноксе, входящей в муниципальное образование «Северодвинск», состоятся фольклорные праздники, посвящённые Петрову дню и Дню села. Эти события собирают, как правило, большое количество гостей. |trans-title=Access to Nyonoksa is only available upon personal request: On July 12 and 13, folklore festivals dedicated to St. Peter's Day and Village Day will be held in Nyonoksa, which is part of the Severodvinsk municipality. These events usually attract a large number of guests. |language=ru |work=www.severodvinsk.info |date=2019-06-28 |access-date=2025-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205172608/http://www.severodvinsk.info/pr/17630/ |archive-date=2020-02-05}}
Since 1965, numerous rockets of the types R-27, R-29, R-39 Rif, and R-39M were launched from Nyonoksa.{{cn|date=October 2019}}
Accidents
On 15 December 2015, an accident during a missile launch test resulted in a block of flats in the village being hit by part of a rocket.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35106935|title=Russian cruise missile hits flats|date=December 15, 2015|via=www.bbc.com}}
On 8 August 2019, an explosion caused the Nyonoksa radiation accident with several scientists being killed.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/world/europe/russia-explosion-radiation.html|title=Russia Confirms Radioactive Materials Were Involved in Deadly Blast|author=Andrew E. Kramer|date=10 August 2019|access-date=12 August 2019|newspaper=The New York Times}} The incident might be linked to the development of the nuclear-powered cruise missile 9M730 Burevestnik, also known by its NATO reporting name as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall.{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/russian-nuclear-engineers-buried-skyfall-nuclear-blast-190813025930755.html |title=Russian nuclear engineers buried after 'Skyfall nuclear' blast |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=13 August 2019 |access-date=13 August 2019}}