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.
facts
countryKazakhstan
operatorRussia
first launch1957-10-04
launches total1,565
statusactive
websiteunknown
crawled events
- notable2026-11-03Russia files ITU plans for a new Rassvet-4 satellite after launch failures
- notable2026-10-28Tanzania signs satellite cooperation deal with Russia's Roscosmos
- major2026-10-17Russia's Cosmos 2612 maneuvers within 1-2 km of ICEYE-X36 satellite
- notable2026-09-30Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
- notable2026-09-27Kremlin warns Starlink use for deep strikes into Russia would be 'dangerous'
- notable2026-09-26Russia strikes Kyiv data center it says supported Starlink for Ukraine's military
- notable2026-09-10Finland's Stubb urges Musk to loosen Starlink limits over Russia
- notable2026-09-02Fire breaks out at Russia's Proton-PM rocket engine plant near Perm
- notable2026-08-28Ukraine asks ITU to exclude its territory from Russia's Rassvet satellite coverage
- 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 spaceflightas of 2026-07-12
- 19571957-10-04Sputnik 1 launches from Baikonur, the first artificial satelliteas of 2026-07-12
sources
[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
first launchwikipedia2026-07-08statuswikipedia2026-07-05
faq
Where is Baikonur Cosmodrome?
Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in Kazakhstan. as of 2026-07-05
How many launches has Baikonur Cosmodrome hosted?
Baikonur Cosmodrome has hosted 1565 launches. as of 2026-11-06
Who operates Baikonur Cosmodrome?
Baikonur Cosmodrome is operated by Russia. as of 2026-07-05