Difference between revisions of "Plesetsk"
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| − | * | + | * SK-1 - original launch pad, retired |
| − | * | + | * SK-2 - Used for [[Soyuz]] and [[Molniya]]-M rockets; [[Oko]], [[Kobalt]]-M satellites |
| − | * | + | * SK-3 - Served to launch Molniya rockets, unused after 2002 |
| − | * | + | * SK-4 - Rebuilt for the Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-1 rockets |
Revision as of 01:20, 30 December 2012
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow.
Used especially for military satellites placed into high inclination and polar orbits. The Soyuz rocket, Cosmos-3M, Rockot, and Tsyklon are launched from there.