A close-up view of the launchpad on September 21 after the failed test.Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies.Russia apparently tried — and failed — to test its RS-28 Sarmat ICBM.Satellite imagery captured over the weekend reveals extensive damage at the launch site.Analysts said the failure suggests Russia is struggling with new missile development.Recent satellite imagery of the launch site indicates that Russia tried testing an intercontinental ballistic missile but failed.War analysts said that this is the fourth time the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM has failed to launch and noted that Russia has struggled with new missile development amid the war in Ukraine.Satellite images captured on Saturday by Maxar Technologies revealed the aftermath of the missile test at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia.The imagery shows a 200-foot-wide crater at the launch silo and damage around the launchpad, indicating there was a large explosion at some point during the test.