Vostochny Cosmodrome
The Vostochny Cosmodrome (Russian: Космодром Восточный, romanized: Kosmodrom Vostochny, "Eastern Spaceport") is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The first launch took place on 28 April 2016 at 02:01 UTC. As of 1 July 2022, eleven launch attempts have been made with ten successes.
Soyuz-2.1a in Vostochny in 2016 | |
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| Formed | 1 August 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Headquarters | Tsiolkovsky, Amur Oblast 51°53′04.39″N 128°20′05.2″E |
| Parent agency | Roscosmos |
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Vostochny Cosmodrome (Russia) | |
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