Baikonur Site 81/23
Pad 23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 was a government launch pad used primarily by Proton launch vehicles. A Proton-K launched the Zarya Functional Cargo Block, the first International Space Station component, from this pad on November 20, 1998. The pad’s final launch occurred in 2004 and it is decommissioned.
Identity
- Name
- Baikonur Site 81/23
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- baikonur-site-81-23
- Type
- spaceport
Details
- Description
- Pad 23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 was a government launch pad used primarily by Proton launch vehicles. A Proton-K launched the Zarya Functional Cargo Block, the first International Space Station component, from this pad on November 20, 1998. The pad’s final launch occurred in 2004 and it is decommissioned.
- Latitude
- 46.070833
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Longitude
- 62.984722
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- government
Links
- Website
- https://www.roscosmos.ru/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:32:52 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:32:52 AM