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| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator | RVSN,VKS,RKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total launches | 233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch pad | Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orbital inclination range | 49° – 99° | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Site 200 at theBaikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used, along withSite 81, byProton rockets. It consists of two launch pads, areas 39 and 40. Area 39 is currently (as of 2021) used forProton-M launches, including commercial flights conducted byInternational Launch Services. Area 40 is currently (as of 2021) inactive, as it was slated to be rebuilt as a launch site for theAngara rocket. Although the project was relocated toSite 250, Area 40 was not put back into service.
A number of planetary probes have been launched from Site 200.Venera 14,Venera 15,Vega 1,Fobos 1, the failedMars-96, andExoMars were launched from area 39.Venera 13,Venera 16,Vega 2,Fobos 2 were launched from Area 40. Area 39 was also the launch site for thecore of theMirspace station, along with bothKvant modules, and theKristall module.Salyut 7 andGranat were launched from Area 40.
On 13 May 2021 the pad was modified to support the launch ofNauka.[1]
46°02′01″N63°01′44″E / 46.03361°N 63.02889°E /46.03361; 63.02889
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