Baikonur Cosmodrome / spaceport
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The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
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faq
Where is Baikonur Cosmodrome?
Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in Kazakhstan. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many launches has Baikonur Cosmodrome hosted?
Baikonur Cosmodrome has hosted 1564 launches. (source, as of 2026-09-08)
Who operates Baikonur Cosmodrome?
Baikonur Cosmodrome is operated by Russia. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
countryKazakhstan
operatorRussia
first launch1957-10-04
launches total1564
statusactive
websiteunknown
events
- notable2026-09-02Fire breaks out at Russia's Proton-PM rocket engine plant near Perm
- notable2026-08-15Ukraine's Flamingo missiles hit Russia's Soyuz rocket plant in Samara
timeline
- 19611961-04-12Gagarin launches on Vostok 1 from Baikonur, first human spaceflight (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 19571957-10-04Sputnik 1 launches from Baikonur, the first artificial satellite (source, as of 2026-07-12)
sources
[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
first launchwikipedia2026-07-08statuswikipedia2026-07-05