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___ Satellite View of Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы) |
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Satellite View of Baikonur Cosmodrome complex using Google Earth DataSatellite view is showing the Baikonur Cosmodrome complex, the world's oldest and largest operational space launch facility, located about 200 km (125 mi) east of the Aral Sea, on the north bank of the Syr Darya river, near the town of Tyuratam (Tyuratum). The first man made satellite to orbit the Earth, the Sputnik (Russian for "fellow traveler"), was launched from here in the evening of 4th October 1957.Baikonur is leased by the Kazakh government to Russia (currently until 2050) and is managed jointly by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Russian Space Forces. To find a location use the form below. |
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| Local Time Baikonur:
Wednsday-May-23 13:45
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| Google Earth: Satellite View of Baikonur Cosmodrome complex Searchable map/satellite view of the launch facility near the town of Tyuratam, Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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| More about Kazakhstan: Cities: Searchable map/satellite view of Astana (capital city) Searchable map/satellite view of AlmatyCountry: Political Map of Kazakhstan Administrative Map of Kazakhstan Searchable map/satellite view of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Country Profile Kazakhstan in FiguresKazakhstan key statistical data. Continent: Map of Central Asia Map of Western Asia and the Middle East regionExternal Links: Russian Federal Space Agency - Roscosmos Official website of FKA (ФКА), the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program. Wikipedia: Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Baikonur Current Weather Conditions (Kazalinsk is located about 100 km west of Baikonur.)
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