type launch site role support a launch Infobox military structure name PlesetskCosmodrome native ... occupants battles events image2 caption2 PlesetskCosmodrome lang ru is a Russia n ... are launched from the PlesetskCosmodrome. The heavy Proton rocket Proton and Zenit rocket Zenit rockets can only be land launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Baikonur Zenit may also be launched at sea . History PlesetskCosmodrome was originally developed by the Soviet Union as a launch site for intercontinental ... base Angara has become cosmodromePlesetsk. Construction started in 1957 and it was declared operational for R 7 rocket s in December 1959. The urban type settlement of Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk ... of PlesetskCosmodrome was originally kept secret, but it was discovered by British physics teacher ... Sina 1 was launched from PlesetskCosmodrome on 27 October 2005. ref http www.bbc.co.uk persian ... Col, USAF Ret. Spaceport PlesetskCosmodrome launch sites commons category Category Arkhangelsk Oblast Category Buildings and structures built in the Soviet Union Category PlesetskCosmodrome Category ... 300px caption Tsyklon Tsyklon 3 rocket launching Meteor satellite Meteor 3 satellite Plesetsk ... km south of Arkhangelsk . Overview Plesetsk is used especially for military satellite s placed ... in Plesetsk District, Arhangelsk Oblast. It was named after the town of Plesetsk . The first ... R 7 were on combat patrol. March 17, 1966, was the space birthday of Plesetsk. That day was the first ... in 1966 and deduced it had not been launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome . After the end of the Cold War it was learned that the CIA had begun to suspect the existence of an ICBM launch site at Plesetsk in the late 1950s. The Soviet Union did not officially admit the existence of PlesetskCosmodrome until 1983. The use of the cosmodrome will likely increase in the future since there are concerns with security in operating the Baikonur Cosmodrome in now independent Kazakhstan , which also demands rent ... more details
Infobox Launch Pad name Site 131 Voskhod site PlesetskCosmodrome short Pu 131 operator Russian Space Forces tlaunches Unknown unknown ? pads One status Demolished launches 1 rockets Kosmos 3M br R 14 Usovaya R 14 Site 131 , also known as Voskhod ref name ESA cite web url http www.esa.int SPECIALS ESA Permanent Mission in Russia SEMSNR0XDYD 0.html title Plesetsk work Permanent Mission in Russia publisher European Space Agency date 2004 10 05 accessdate 2009 03 17 ref lang ru meaning Sunrise , was a launch complex at the PlesetskCosmodrome in Russia , used by Kosmos rocket family Kosmos carrier rocket s and R 14 Usovaya R 14 missiles. It consisted of a single launch pad, which was used between 1967 and 1969. The complex was used for early test flights of the Kosmos 3M . An R 14 missile was also launched from the pad in 1969. This launch, which occurred on 18 July, is the only launch that is confirmed to have used the site. Other launches were conducted, but the pads used by individual rockets were not recorded. Early Kosmos 3M launches used both Site 131 and PlesetskCosmodrome Site 132 Site 132 . References reflist refbegin cite web url http www.russianspaceweb.com plesetsk.html title CosmodromePlesetsk first Anatoly last Zak publisher RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 2009 03 17 cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plelc131.htm title Plesetsk LC131 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 17 refend rocketry stub PlesetskCosmodrome launch sites Category PlesetskCosmodrome ... more details
Launching Spare type launch pad role support a launch Infobox Launch Pad name Site 16 site PlesetskCosmodrome short Pu 16 location coord 62 57 26 N 40 41 45 E display title,inline tlaunches Unknown unknown ? operator Russian Space Forces pads One status Active launches 78 first 19 February 1981 last 27 June 2011 rockets R 7A Semyorka br Soyuz U br Molniya M Site 16 , also known as SK 2 , is a launch complex at the PlesetskCosmodrome in Russia . It consists of a single pad, Site 16 2, and has been used by R 7 rocket family R 7 derived rockets since 1960. Site 16 was originally built for use by R 7A Semyorka missiles, however no launches were conducted from the complex whilst it was operational. After its retirement from service in 1966, it was cannibalised for parts which were needed to repair Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 Site 31 6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome following the explosion of a Soyuz U rocket. Work to rebuild the complex began in 1979, and was completed in 1981. ref cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plesetsk.htm title Plesetsk last Wade first Mark publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 18 ref The first launch from Site 16 was conducted by a Molniya M with an Oko satellite on 19 February 1981. Site 16 has been used for Soyuz U and Molniya M launches, and is still in service as of 2010. References reflist refbegin cite web url http www.russianspaceweb.com plesetsk.html title CosmodromePlesetsk first Anatoly last Zak publisher RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 2009 03 18 cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plelc162.htm title Plesetsk LC16 2 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 18 refend PlesetskCosmodrome launch sites R 7 rockets Category PlesetskCosmodrome rocketry stub ... more details
were conducted from PlesetskCosmodrome Site 131 Site 131 , however it is not known which ones, or how many. Some launches were also conducted from PlesetskCosmodrome Site 133 Site 133 . References reflist refbegin cite web url http www.russianspaceweb.com plesetsk.html title CosmodromePlesetsk ... stub PlesetskCosmodrome launch sites Category PlesetskCosmodrome ... sites plec1321.htm title Plesetsk LC132 1 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 17 cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plec1322.htm title Plesetsk ... more details
Infobox Launch Pad image Cyclone 3 rocket launching Meteor 3 satellite.gif caption Launch of a Tsyklon 3 from Site 32 name Site 32 site Plesetsk Cosmodrome short Pu 32 operator Russian Space Forces location coord 62 54 23 N 40 47 12 E display title,inline tlaunches add unknown 76 pads Two pad1 Site 32 1 status Inactive launches 18 first 23 January 1980 last 28 December 2001 rockets Tsyklon 3 pad2 Site 32 2 status2 Inactive launches2 28 first2 24 June 1977 last2 30 January 2009 rockets2 Tsyklon 3 Site 32 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a launch complex formerly used by Tsyklon 3 carrier rocket s. It consists of a two launch pads, Site 32 1 and Site 32 2, which were used between 1977 and 2009. It has the GRAU index 11P868 . ref cite web url http www.russianspaceweb.com plesetsk.html title Cosmodrome Plesetsk first Anatoly last Zak publisher RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 2009 03 17 ref The first launch from Site 32 was conducted from pad 2 on 24 June 1977, with the first from Site 32 1 following on 23 January 1980. The last launch from Site 32 1 occurred on 28 December 2001. Site 32 2 was retired on 30 January 2009, along with the Tsyklon 3. All 122 Tsyklon 3 launches were conducted from the site. Eighteen launches were recorded as having been from pad 1, twenty eight were recorded from pad 2. The rest have not been confirmed. Site 32 is, along with Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 35 Site 35 and Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41 Site 41 one of three sites under consideration for the Angara rocket Angara programme. References reflist refbegin cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plelc321.htm title Plesetsk LC32 1 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 17 cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plelc322.htm title Plesetsk LC32 2 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 17 refend rocketry stub Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch sites Category Plesetsk Cosmodrome ... more details
Infobox Launch Pad name Site 43 site PlesetskCosmodrome short Pu 43 tlaunches Unknown unknown ? location coord 62 55 12 N 40 28 1 E display title,inline operator Russian Space Forces pads Two pad1 Site 43 3 status Active launches 106 first 21 December 1965 last 15 October 2002 rockets R 7A Semyorka br Vostok 2M br Voskhod rocket Voskhod br Molniya M br Soyuz U pad2 Site 43 4 status2 Active launches2 109 first2 25 July 1967 last2 23 December 2011 rockets2 R 7A Semyorka br Vostok 2M br Voskhod rocket Voskhod br Molniya M br Soyuz U br Soyuz M br Soyuz 2 rocket Soyuz 2 Site 43 , also known as SK 3 and SK 4 , is a launch complex at the PlesetskCosmodrome in Russia . It consists of a two pads, Sites 43 3 and 43 4, and has been used by R 7 rocket family R 7 derived rockets since the early 1960s. The site was originally built for use by R 7A Semyorka missiles. The first launch to use the complex was an R 7A test on 21 December 1965, from Site 43 3. The first launch from 43 4 followed on 25 July 1967. After its retirement from service as a missile base, it was converted for use as a space launch complex. The first orbital launch was of a Voskhod rocket Voskhod rocket with Kosmos 313 on 3 December 1969. Both pads were damaged by explosions in the 1980s. At 16 01 GMT on 18 March 1980, 48 were Space accidents and incidents killed when a Vostok 2M exploded during fuelling operations at Pad 4, ahead of the launch of a Tselina D satellite. On 18 June 1987, a Soyuz U rocket exploded at liftoff on Pad 3. ref cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plesetsk.htm title Plesetsk last Wade ... title CosmodromePlesetsk first Anatoly last Zak publisher RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 2009 03 18 cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plelc433.htm title Plesetsk LC43 3 first Mark last ... sites plelc434.htm title Plesetsk LC43 4 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 18 refend PlesetskCosmodrome launch sites R 7 rockets Category PlesetskCosmodrome ... more details
title CosmodromePlesetsk first Anatoly last Zak publisher RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 2009 03 18 cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plelc411.htm title Plesetsk LC41 1 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica accessdate 2009 03 18 refend PlesetskCosmodrome launch sites R 7 rockets Category PlesetskCosmodrome Category Article Feedback 5 rocketry stub ... September 1989. ref cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites plesetsk.htm title Plesetsk last Wade ... more details
p2002 11,300 p1989 14,027 The vast PlesetskCosmodrome territory is located nearby with the administrative center in the town of Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast Mirny which is convert 9 km sp us away from Plesetsk ... have not been realized. Plesetsk also serves as a transport hub to Plesetskcosmodrome , located in the nearby town of Mirny. Plesetskaya railway station is a terminus to cosmodrome s railway system. Health and utilities The district hospital is located in Plesetsk. ref cite web url ...Infobox Russian inhabited locality en name Plesetsk ru name image skyline Plesetsk.JPG image ... ref dialing codes dialing codes ref website website ref date July 2011 Plesetsk lang ru is an types ... ru plyos which means river reach . Plestsy is the name for a small lake which Plesetsk adjoins. ref name history plesetsk History The area was originally populated by the Finno Ugric peoples ... Kargopol and Plesetsk. However, the Plesetsk area until the 1890s was underpopulated since it was located ... of Arkhangelsk Governorate . ref name history plesetsk cite web url http www.moples.ru index.php ... were fought between the Red Army and the British troops in Plesetsk and around. On July 15 ... was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast , and Plesetsk remains the center of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Divisions Plesetsk is divided into Tsentralny Stary Plesetsk Yuzhny Mirny Severny Mirny Kosmodrom Economy Transportation Plesetsk is located on the road connecting Kargopol ... unpaved. The stretch between Kargopol and Plesetsk was paved in 2011. ref cite web url http www.ador.ru ... language Russian accessdate 25 September 2011 ref Plesetsk Plesetskaya ... north direction . From Plesetsk, a railway line to the west, connecting to Severoonezhsk , Undozero ... links Commons category Plesetsk cite book title url http bse.sci lib.com article089828.html ... Urban type settlements in Arkhangelsk Oblast de Plessezk Ort hr Pljeseck it Pleseck no Plesetsk pl Plesieck ... more details
Notability Astro date February 2012 Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Plesetsk symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer N. S. Chernykh discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory discovered December 20, 1976 designations yes mp name 16358 alt names 1976 YN7 named after Plesetsk Cosmodrome mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.2035641 perihelion 2.1890481 semimajor eccentricity 0.1881307 period 1617.1571025 avg speed inclination 13.52848 asc node 100.15204 mean anomaly 89.81992 arg peri 274.25643 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 12.4 16358 Plesetsk 1976 YN7 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory . References Reflist External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 16358 Plesetsk JPL Small Body Database Browser on 16358 Plesetsk DEFAULTSORT Plesetsk Category Main Belt asteroids Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1976 beltasteroid stub fa it 16358 Plesetsk hu 16358 Plesetsk pl 16358 Plesetsk uk 16358 vi 16358 Plesetsk yo 16358 Plesetsk ... more details
Image Map of Russia Amur Oblast 2008 03 .svg thumb right 300px The Vostochny Cosmodrome will be located at 51 49 N 128 15 E in Amur Oblast in the Russian Far East . The Vostochny Cosmodrome lang ru ... s dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome , which is located in Kazakhstan . Construction began in January ... RIA Novosti ref Location The cosmodrome will be located in the Svobodny district Svobodny and Shimanovsk ... Cosmodrome , on which the new spaceport will be based. ref name pm vostochny The site s location close ... space science google ref Purpose The new cosmodrome will enable Russia to launch most missions from its own soil, and to reduce Russia s dependency on the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazahkstan . Currently ... for its usage. Unmanned payloads to low earth orbit can also be currently launched from PlesetskCosmodrome in northwestern Russia. The new site is intended mostly for civilian launches. ref http ... , and Plesetsk will account for 44 percent. ref name mt In a draft strategy, which was presented at a meeting ... the first stone in the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome was laid down. It is planned to build ... of the construction of the cosmodrome. ref http www.dalss.ru tekusee 2635 ... Putin Signs Off on New Cosmodrome work Space.com author Simon Saradzhyan date 21 November 2007 accessdate ..., no defensive military structures like those at Baikonur cosmodrome will be built at Vostochny. ref ... cosmodrome. The creation of a new space center ... is one of modern Russia s biggest and most ... makeshift housing for construction workers at the site by October 1, 2011. The general designer of the cosmodrome ... visits ru 11940 info 11921 title Vostochny cosmodrome publisher Premier.gov.ru date 2010 08 26 ref ... of Vostochny Cosmodrome. Speaking of housing development plans, he noted that a town for 40 thousand people will be constructed in the network of Cosmodrome. ref http www.ruaviation.com news 2011 12 22 695 Vostochny Cosmodrome will cost 300 billion rubles , ruaviation.com, December 22, 2012. ref On January ... more details
site role support a launch Only one should be showing at any given time Image Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz launch pad.jpg thumb 250px Baikonur Cosmodrome s Gagarin s Start Soyuz rocket family Soyuz launch ... 250px Map showing the location of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Baikonur Cosmodrome lang ... km east west by convert 85 km north south, with the cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built ... cite web publisher International Launch Services title Baikonur Cosmodrome url http www.ilslaunch.com launch services baikonur cosmodrome ref Currently, all manned Russian spaceflights are launched from ... kilometres of new road and train lines made the Cosmodrome one of the most costly infrastructure projects ... that Baikonur was a name of the Tyuratam region even before the cosmodrome existed. ref name apollo The main cosmodrome supporting town Leninsk was renamed to Baikonur on 20 December 1995 by Boris Yeltsin ... only along the flight paths of space rockets launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. ref cite web title ... Cosmodrome. The rocket launched the crew of Expedition 19 and a spaceflight participant on 26 March ... to reduce its dependency on Baikonur, Russia is planning on constructing the Vostochny Cosmodrome ... Cosmodrome url http www.nasa.gov mission pages station structure elements baikonur.html publisher ... Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 Pad 31 6 Soyuz Kosmos satellite Cosmos , Soyuz Fregat coord 45.996 N ... Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 45 Pad 45 1 Zenit 2 , Zenit 2M , Zenit 3SLB Zenit 3M coord 45.943 N 63.653 E type landmark Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 45 Pad 45 2 Destroyed in 1990 explosion Zenit 2 coord 45.940 N 63.655 E type landmark Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 Pad 81 23 81L Proton rocket Proton K coord 46.074 N 62.978 E type landmark Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 Pad 81 24 81P Proton rocket Proton M coord ... landmark Pad 90 20 90R Tsyklon 2 coord 46.080 N 62.935 E type landmark Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 109 ... 46.052 N 62.986 E type landmark Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 Pad 200 39 200L Proton M Proton K coord ... more details
Infobox Launch Pad name Site 109 95 image Dnepr rocket lift off 1.jpg imsize 250 caption A Dnepr 1 Dnepr rocket after being launched from LC 109 95. site Baikonur Cosmodrome location operator RVSN , VKS , ISC Kosmotras Kosmotras tlaunches 31 inclination 49 99 pads 1 short LC 109 95 paddetails Infobox Launch Pad Pad status Active first 4 July 1974 last 21 June 2010 rockets R 36 missile R 36 br Dnepr 1 Site 109 95 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a missile silo built for use by the R 36 missile R 36 missile, which has been converted into a launch site for the Dnepr 1 carrier rocket. Nineteen R 36 ICBMs were launched on test flights from Site 109 between its activation in 1974, and deactivation in 1983. It was subsequently reactivated for the Dnepr programme, which uses a modified R 36 missile to place satellites into orbit. The Dnepr made its maiden flight from Site 109 on 21 April 1999. The most recent launch from Site 109 was a Dnepr, with the German TanDEM X satellite, which was launched on 21 June 2010. References cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites bailc109.htm title Baikonur LC109 first Mark last Wade publisher Encyclopedia Astronatuica accessdate 2008 12 16 language English format html Baikonur Cosmodrome launch sites rocketry stub Category Baikonur Cosmodrome pl Kompleks startowy nr 109 kosmodromu Bajkonur ... more details
Infobox launch pad name Site 250 site Baikonur Cosmodrome location coord 46.0083 N 63.3049 E operator inclination paddetails Infobox launch pad Pad status Inactive launches 1 first 15 May 1987 last 15 May 1987 rockets Energia br Angara rocket Angara future Site 250 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , also known as UKSS lang ru , Universal Complex Stand Start and Bayterek lang ru , is a test facility and launch site which was used by the Energia rocket during the 1980s. The site consists of a single launch pad, which doubled as a test stand, and is supported by an engineering area and a propellant storage facility. As of 2011 the complex is scheduled to be rebuilt as the Bayterek Launch Complex , which will be used by the Angara rocket Angara rocket from 2015, however development is yet to begin. Energia Site 250 was built in the late 1970s as the Universal Complex Stand Start UKSS to support Energia development, and unlike other Soviet launch complexes it was designed to support long duration static tests as well as launches, after Valentin Glushko blamed the failure of the N1 rocket N1 programme on the lack of facilities to perform static tests. ref name RSW cite web url http www.russianspaceweb.com baikonur energia 250.html title Baikonur Energia Buran Facilities Site 250 first Anatoly last Zak work RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 5 July 2011 ref The only launch to have taken place from Site 250 was the maiden flight of the Energia rocket, carrying the Polyus spacecraft Polyus spacecraft, which occurred on 15 May 1987. ref cite web url http ... took place from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 110 Site 110 . ref cite web last Wade first Mark title ... Complex, instead of Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 Site 200 40 as had originally been planned, and Site ... for Bayterek is yet to begin. ref name RSW References reflist Baikonur Cosmodrome launch sites Category Baikonur Cosmodrome ... more details
Launching Soyuz type launch site role support a launch It s OK to leave this template here between launches. To hide the messagebox after a launch without removing the template, edit the template and change show yes to show no . Infobox Launch Pad name Site 31 6 image Soyuz 2 metop.jpg imsize 250 caption A Soyuz 2 rocket Soyuz 2 rocket at LC 31 6. site Baikonur Cosmodrome location TBC operator RVSN , VKS , Russian Federal Space Agency RKA tlaunches TBC inclination 49 99 pads 1 short LC 31 6 paddetails Infobox Launch Pad Pad status Active launches TBC first R 7A Semyorka R 7A , 14 January 1961 last Globalstar Globalstar 2 F3 , 28 December 2011 rockets R 7A Semyorka R 7A br Vostok rocket Vostok br Voskhod rocket Voskhod br Polyot rocket Polyot br Molniya rocket Molniya br Soyuz rocket Soyuz br Soyuz L br Soyuz U current br Soyuz U2 br Soyuz FG Fregat current br Soyuz 2 rocket Soyuz 2 current Site 31 6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by derivatives of the R 7 Semyorka missile. From 2011 onwards, it will be the launch site for manned Soyuz programme Soyuz missions to the International Space Station , when launches switch from the Soyuz FG carrier rocket to the Soyuz 2 rocket Soyuz 2 , which is unable to use the current launch pad at Gagarin s Start Site 1 5 . It was first used on 14 January 1961, for an R 7A Semyorka R 7A ICBM test mission. It is currently used for commercial Soyuz FG Fregat missions, and Soyuz 2 rocket Soyuz 2 launches. In the 1970s and early 1980s, several manned missions were launched from the site. See also Gagarin s Start References refimprove date October 2008 refbegin cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites bairlc31.htm title Baikonur LC31 publisher Encyclopedia Astronautica refend Baikonur Cosmodrome launch sites rocketry stub coord 45 59 46 N 63 33 51 E source kolossus ruwiki display title Category Baikonur Cosmodrome es Cosm dromo Baikonur emplazamiento 31 6 ja 31 pl Kompleks startowy nr 31 kosmodromu Bajkonur ... more details
2008 09 12 language English format html Baikonur Cosmodrome launch sites Universal Rocket rocketry stub coord 46 02 01 N 63 01 44 E source kolossus ruwiki display title Category Baikonur Cosmodrome ... more details
Infobox launch pad name Site 110 site Baikonur Cosmodrome location coord 45.9647 N 63.3049 E operator inclination tlaunches 5 pads 2 paddetails Infobox launch pad Pad designation Site 110 37 status Inactive launches 3 first 26 June 1971 last 15 November 1988 rockets N1 rocket N1 br Energia Infobox launch pad Pad designation Site 110 38 status Inactive launches 2 first 21 February 1969 last 3 July 1969 rockets N1 rocket N1 br Energia unused Site 110 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch facility which was used by the N1 rocket N1 rocket during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and by the Energia rocket during the 1980s. The site consists of a two launch pads The right, or east pad, 110 38 or 110R, was completed first, followed by the left pad 110 37 or 110L. Four N1 launches were made from the complex, as well as one Energia launch carrying the Buran spacecraft Buran spaceplane . N1 Site 110 was built in the 1960s as part of the Soviet manned lunar programs Soviet manned lunar programme , for use by the N1 rocket. It was intended as the launch site for manned lunar landing missions using the Soyuz 7K L3 spacecraft and the LK spacecraft LK lander. The N1 made four flights, all of which were launched from Site 110, and all of which failed before the first stage had completed its burn. The first launch from the complex occurred from Site 110 38 on 21 February 1969, and was followed by another launch from the same pad on 3 July 1969. ref cite web url http www.astronautix.com sites baic110r.htm ... with a third pad being constructed from the ground up at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 250 Site 250 for testing ... as a location for the Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 250 Angara Bayterek Launch Complex , which ... launch complex, Site 250, was chosen instead. Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 Site 200 40 , a Proton ... Anatoly last Zak work RussianSpaceWeb accessdate 5 July 2011 ref References reflist Baikonur Cosmodrome launch sites Category Baikonur Cosmodrome ... more details
Infobox launch pad name Site 90 site Baikonur Cosmodrome location operator RVSN br VKS br VKO tlaunches 123 pads Two paddetails Infobox launch pad Pad add one of these templates for each pad in the complex designation Site 90 19 status Inactive launches 22 unknown yes first 5 November 1963 first details UR 200 last 9 December 1997 last details Tsyklon 2 Kosmos 2347 rockets UR 200 br Tsyklon 2A br Tsyklon 2 Infobox launch pad Pad designation Site 90 20 status Active launches 27 unknown yes first 24 September 1964 first details UR 200 last 25 June 2006 last details Tsyklon 2 Kosmos 2421 rockets UR 200 br Tsyklon 2A br Tsyklon 2 Site 90 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch complex consisting of two pads, which has been used by UR 200 , Tsyklon 2A and Tsyklon 2 rockets. Built in the 1960s for the UR 200, which was first launched from the complex on 3 November 1963, ref name UR 200 cite web url http planet4589.org space lvdb launch UR 200 title UR 200 work Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database first Jonathan last McDowell accessdate 2 March 2012 ref it was converted for use by Tsyklon rockets after further development of the UR 200 was cancelled. One pad is currently active, pending the final Tsyklon 2 launch which is expected to occur in 2012. The two pads at the site are 90 19, which was the first to be used, and 90 20, which saw its first launch in September 1964. The last launch from Site 90 19 occurred on 9 December 1997, whilst 90 20 remains operational, its most recent launch having occurred in June 2006. ref name R 36 cite web url http planet4589.org space lvdb launch R 36 title R 36 work Orbital and Suborbital Launch Database first Jonathan last McDowell accessdate 2 March 2012 ref In total, the complex has been used for 123 launches as of March 2012. These launches consisted of nine UR 200, ref cite web url http www.astronautix.com lvs ur200.htm title UR 200 first ... from pad 20. ref name UR 200 ref name R 36 References reflist Baikonur Cosmodrome launch sites ... more details
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