Launch site · Kazakhstan (leased by Russia)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Exploration
Overview
The world's first and largest spaceport, from which Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin were launched and Soyuz crews still depart for the ISS.
Knowledge connections
- Operated byRoscosmos
- Launch site forSputnik 1
- Launch site forVostok 1
- Launch site forVostok 6
- Launch site forVoskhod 2
- Launch site forLuna 2
- Launch site forLuna 9
- Launch site forLuna 17 / Lunokhod 1
- Launch site forVenera 7
- Launch site forVenus Express
- Launch site forMars Express
- ContainsGagarin's Start (Site 1)
- ContainsBaikonur Site 81
- ContainsBaikonur Site 45
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.