Gagarin's Start (Site 1)

Overview

The historic Baikonur pad that launched Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin, and for decades the departure point for Soyuz crews to orbit.

Knowledge connections

• Launch site forR-7 Semyorka
• Launch site forSoyuz
• Part ofBaikonur Cosmodrome

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos

  Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.