Plesetsk Cosmodrome

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Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a major Russian spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region primarily used for military and polar-orbit satellite launches.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cosmodrome
rocket launch site
spaceport
alsoKnownAs Cosmodrome Plesetsk
Plesetsk spaceport
constructionStartDate 1957
controlledBy Russian Space Forces
coordinates 62.925°N 40.577°E
country Russia
distanceFromMoscow about 800 km north
established 1957
firstLaunchDate 1966-03-17
hasFacility fueling facilities
launch complexes
railway infrastructure
technical support buildings
tracking and telemetry stations
hasLaunchComplex Angara launch complex
Soyuz launch complexes
launchAzimuthCapability high-inclination orbits
sun-synchronous orbits
launchPadCount multiple active pads
launchVehicleUsed Angara
Kosmos-3M
Rokot
Soyuz
Soyuz-2
Tsiklon-3
locatedIn Arkhangelsk Oblast NERFINISHED
Russia
near Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Plesetsk
notableFor large number of orbital launches
military-controlled space activities
operator Russian Ministry of Defence
originalPurpose ICBM base
R-7 missile deployment site
previouslyControlledBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
primaryUse military satellite launches
polar orbit launches
runBy Russian Aerospace Forces
status operational
timezone MSK
usedDuring Cold War
usedFor launch of communications satellites
launch of meteorological satellites
launch of navigation satellites
launch of reconnaissance satellites
launch of scientific satellites

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GRACE mission
GRACE mission ("Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133")
Soyuz rocket
launchSite
Plesetsk Cosmodrome ("Cosmodrome Plesetsk")
Plesetsk Cosmodrome ("Plesetsk spaceport")
alsoKnownAs
R-7 Semyorka
launchSites
Roscosmos
operatesSpaceport
Vostochny Cosmodrome
relatedFacility

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