Baikonur Cosmodrome
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| Address | Kazakhstan |
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| Phone | +7 495 745-72-61 |
| Airport type | Spaceport |
| Owners | Roscosmos |
| Russian Aerospace Forces | |
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| ID | 2225310 |
About Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport located in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to Russia. The Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. The spaceport is located in the desert steppe of Baikonur, about 200 kilometres east of the Aral Sea and north of the river Syr Darya.
Where is the Baikonur Cosmodrome
UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich quizzed and fined at Russian space centre
... Benjamin Rich said he was fined £60 for not having the required permission to visit the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich held at Russian space centre
... Benjamin Rich, known for his travel channel Bald and Bankrupt, was held near a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said...
OneWeb: Russian ultimatum over UK satellite launch
... A Soyuz rocket carrying 36 satellites for the internet firm OneWeb is due to go up from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday...
OneWeb pressured to call off Russian rocket launch
... A Soyuz rocket carrying 36 satellites for the internet firm OneWeb is set to go up from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday...
Russia corruption: Putin's pet space project Vostochny tainted by massive theft
... Developing Vostochny is also a highly political move, as Russia has until now relied on the Soviet-era Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for international space launches...
Rosalind Franklin: Mars rover named after DNA pioneer
... From Cannes, these elements go to the Baikonur Cosmodrome to be mated with the launch rocket...
UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich held at Russian space centre
A British YouTuber has been detained at a Russia-controlled space centre in Kazakhstan, officials have said.
Benjamin Rich, known for his Travel Channel Bald and Bankrupt, was held near a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , The Head of The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said.
Dmitry Rogozin said Mr Rich was being investigated over " illegal acts".
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was investigating the reports.
A Woman named Alina Tseliupa and reported to be from Belarus was also apprehended, said Mr Rogozin.
The two were being held at The Department of Internal Affairs in Baikonur, around 1,100 km (680 miles) southwest of the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, he added.
Mr Rich's YouTube channel, which he describes as " off the map in former Soviet Lands . . " has More Than 3. 5 million subscribers.
The Most recent video posted on 24 April was filmed In Syria .
All space station flights using Russian rockets are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome , which is open to tourists who apply for permission from Roscosmos.
The Launch complex is where The First artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 , was launched in 1957.
Source of news: bbc.com
