Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6
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| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome | ||
| Location | TBC | ||
| Short name | LC-31/6 | ||
| Operator | RVSN, VKS, RKA | ||
| Total launches | TBC | ||
| Launch pads | 1 | ||
| Minimum/Maximum orbital inclination |
TBC | ||
| Site 31/6 Launch History | |||
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| Status | Active | ||
| Launches | TBC | ||
| First launch | R-7A, 14 January 1961 | ||
| Last launch | GIOVE-B, 26 April 2008 | ||
| Associated rockets | R-7A Vostok Voskhod Polyot Molniya Soyuz Soyuz-FG/Fregat (current) Soyuz 2 (current) |
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Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by derivatives of the R-7 Semyorka missile. From 2009 onwards, it will be the launch site for manned Soyuz missions to the International Space Station, when launches switch from the Soyuz-FG carrier rocket to the Soyuz 2, which is unable to use the current launch pad at Site 1/5.
It was first used on 14 January 1961, for an R-7A ICBM test mission. It is currently used for commercial Soyuz-FG/Fregat missions, and Soyuz 2 launches. In the 1970s and early 1980s, several manned missions were launched from the site.
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