Baikonur Cosmodrome
The world's first and largest operational spaceport, located in Kazakhstan and leased to Russia. It is the historic launch site of Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin, currently supporting Soyuz and Proton launches.
Identity
- Name
- Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- baikonur-cosmodrome
- Type
- spaceport
Details
- Description
- The world's first and largest operational spaceport, located in Kazakhstan and leased to Russia. It is the historic launch site of Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin, currently supporting Soyuz and Proton launches.
- Latitude
- 45.92
- Location
- Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Longitude
- 63.342
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- government
Links
- Website
- https://www.roscosmos.ru/