Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 109 Explained

Site 109/95
Imsize:250
Site:Baikonur Cosmodrome
Operator:RVSN, VKS, Kosmotras
Tlaunches:31
Inclination:49° – 99°
Pads:1
Short:LC-109/95
Paddetails:
Status:Active
First:4 July 1974
Last:21 June 2010
Rockets:R-36
Dnepr

Site 109/95 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a missile silo built for use by the R-36 missile, which has been converted into a launch site for the Dnepr carrier rocket.

Nineteen R-36 ICBMs were launched on test flights from Site 109 between its activation in 1974, and deactivation in 1983. It was subsequently reactivated for the Dnepr programme, which uses a modified R-36 missile to place satellites into orbit. The Dnepr made its maiden flight from Site 109 on 21 April 1999. The most recent launch from Site 109 was a Dnepr, with the German TanDEM-X satellite, which was launched on 21 June 2010.

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45.951°N 63.497°W