Launch pad
Gagarin's Start (Site 1)
Also known as Site 1/5, Baikonur Site 1
Rockets
Overview
The historic Baikonur pad that launched Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin, and for decades the departure point for Soyuz crews to orbit.
Knowledge connections
- Launch site forR-7 Semyorka
- Launch site forSoyuz
- Part ofBaikonur Cosmodrome
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.