Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 (Gagarin's Start)
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5, universally known as Gagarin's Start, is the historic launch pad for Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1. It later supported a long run of Soyuz missions; operations are currently suspended while its future modernization is assessed.
Identity
- Name
- Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 (Gagarin's Start)
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- baikonur-cosmodrome-site-1-5-gagarins-start
- Type
- spaceport
Details
- Description
- Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5, universally known as Gagarin's Start, is the historic launch pad for Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1. It later supported a long run of Soyuz missions; operations are currently suspended while its future modernization is assessed.
- Latitude
- 45.920278
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Longitude
- 63.342222
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- government
Links
- Website
- https://www.roscosmos.ru/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/11/2026, 4:43:06 PM