Gagarin's Start
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Gagarin's Start is the historic launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome from which Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space and which has since been used for numerous crewed Soyuz missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gagarin's Start canonical | 5 |
| Gagarin’s Start | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
space launch pad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
surface form:
Gagarin Start
Pad 1/5 ⓘ Site 1 ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | first human orbital flight ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baikonur
ⓘ
surface form:
Baikonur city
International Space Station expedition ⓘ
surface form:
International Space Station missions
Russian crewed spaceflights ⓘ Soviet crewed spaceflights ⓘ Soyuz program (early phase) ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz program
Vostok programme ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok program
|
| constructionPurpose | launching R-7 ICBM-derived rockets ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic symbol of human spaceflight history ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of early human space exploration ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Space Race ⓘ |
| launchDirection | eastward ⓘ |
| launchInfrastructureType | fixed launch pad ⓘ |
| launchPadNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleType | R-7 derived launch vehicles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| notableAstronaut | Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
flame trench for R-7 exhaust
ⓘ
service towers for R-7 family rockets ⓘ |
| notableFor | continuous use for crewed launches over decades ⓘ |
| notableLaunch | Vostok 1 ⓘ |
| notableLaunchDate | 1961-04-12 ⓘ |
| notableUse | launches to International Space Station ⓘ |
| operator |
Roscosmos
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
surface form:
Baikonur Cosmodrome launch complex
|
| primaryUsers |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| region | Kyzylorda Region ⓘ |
| role | primary crewed launch pad at Baikonur for decades ⓘ |
| safetyRole | supports crew access and emergency egress systems ⓘ |
| significance | site of first human spaceflight ⓘ |
| status | operational (subject to modernization and periodic refurbishment) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soyuz rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz-2 launch vehicle
Soyuz rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz-FG launch vehicle
Voskhod launch vehicle ⓘ Vostok-K rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok launch vehicle
early Soyuz variants ⓘ |
| usedFor |
R-7 rocket launches
ⓘ
Soyuz launches ⓘ crewed spaceflight launches ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gagarin’s Start