S-300 Launch failure

[brokk]

Compared to western analogs this is still much better system, and such events are rare but here are some images from a recent failure in Ashluk firing range, Asktrakhan region of Russia

The missile is expelled from the launch tube, but the solid rocket fuel engine fails to ignite. The S-300 missile falls back to Earth and crashes to the ground, whereupon the rocket fuel begin to dutifully cook off. The cameraman appears to panic when he realizes the missile has failed but continues filming

Some other launch failures:

 

[Indus Falcon]

What goes up must come down, it seems this one came down too early..