Svobodny Cosmodrome

Svobodny Cosmodrome


Uglegorsk, Russian Federation (RU)
Svobodny is a Russian rocket launching site used since 1996. It is situated at 51°42' N and 128°00 ' E. Originally constructed as a launch site for intercontinental missiles, it was planned as replacement for Baikonur, which became a foreign territory after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but the development was not finished because of financial difficulties. Since 1997 rockets were launched off launchers of the type Start-1. Certain launch sites can be modified for rockets of the Rockot (SS-19 based) class.

-Wikipedia
Svobodny is a Russian rocket launching site used since 1996. It is situated at 51°42' N and 128°00 ' E. Originally constructed as a launch site for intercontinental missiles, it was planned as replacement for Baikonur, which became a foreign territory after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but the development was not finished because of financial difficulties. Since 1997 rockets were launched off launchers of the type Start-1. Certain launch sites can be modified for rockets of the Rockot (SS-19 based) class.

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Links: www.russianspaceweb.com
By: romulusnr

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@ 2012-04-13 09:44:48
The "Vostochny Cosmodrome" name is associated with this Svobodny site:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostochny_Cosmodrome

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