Site 109/95 | |
Imsize: | 250 |
Site: | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Operator: | RVSN, VKS, Kosmotras |
Tlaunches: | 31 |
Inclination: | 49° – 99° |
Pads: | 1 |
Short: | LC-109/95 |
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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.