Baikonur

English: The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Tyuratam ), and the City of Baikonur — in Kyzylorda Province, southern Kazakhstan.

• The cosmodrome is the world's oldest and largest working space launch facility, originally built by the Soviet Union in 1955.
• The facility is now leased and operated by the Russian Federation.

• The city is located on the Syr Darya river, and is a closed city in Kazakhstan.

Gallery

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  Locator map of the Baikonur Cosmodrome and the City of Baikonur.

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  Aerial view of the City of Baikonur and the Syr Darya river.

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  Street scene in the City of Baikonur in 2005.

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  Soyuz MS-07 launch
  from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1, Dec. 17, 2017

• Play media

  video, 2017-12-17.

See also

• Sputnik
• Soyuz (rocket)
• Category:Soyuz spacecraft