Gagarin's Start

Gagarin's Start (Russian: Гагаринский старт, Gagarinskiy start), also known as Baikonur Site 1 or Site 1/5 was a launch site at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan that was used for the Soviet space program and Roscosmos.

Gagarin's Start
Soyuz TMA-3 is launched from Gagarin's Start
Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome
Location45°55′13″N 63°20′32″E
Short nameLC-1/5
OperatorSoviet space program, Roscosmos
Total launches520
Launch pad(s)1
Orbital inclination
range
49° – 99°
Launch history
StatusDecommissioned
Launches520
First launch15 May 1957
R-7
Last launch25 September 2019
Soyuz-FG / Soyuz MS-15
Associated
rockets
R-7
Vostok
Voskhod
Molniya
Soyuz
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