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LAUNCH PAD
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1 (Gagarin’s Start)
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
5,000 m²
Dimensions
Flame trench: 250 m long
Built
1955
Cost
Soviet-era construction
Facility Specifications
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
5,000 m²
Dimensions
Flame trench: 250 m long
Year Built
1955
Operator
Roscosmos
Location
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Construction Cost
Soviet-era construction
Location
Map View
45.9200°, 63.3425°
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Vehicles Supported
Soyuz-2Soyuz (historical)Vostok (historical)R-7 (historical)
Notable Features
Sputnik 1 launch site; Gagarin’s Vostok 1 launch site; “tulip” erector arms; still active for crewed Soyuz
History
Site 1 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is the most historically significant launch pad in spaceflight history, used for the launch of Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1 flight. It continues to support Soyuz crewed launches to the ISS. The pad features the distinctive Soyuz launch infrastructure with four folding support arms known as the “tulip.”
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