Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200

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Site 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by Proton rockets. It consists of two launch pads areas 39 and 40. Area 39 is currently used for Proton-M launches including commercial flights conducted by International Launch Services. Area 40 is currently inactive as it was slated to be rebuilt as a launch site for the Angara rocket. Although the project was relocated to Site 250 Area 40 was not put back into service.A number of planetary probes have been launched from Site 200.

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associated rocket

Proton-K, Proton-M, Angara (rocket family)

first launch date

1977-07-23+02:00, 1980-02-20+02:00

first launch rocket

Raduga_(satellite)

last launch date

1991-03-31+02:00, 2013-12-08+02:00

last launch rocket

Almaz, Inmarsat_5-F1

launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

launches

63, 152

number of pads

2

operator

Russian Federal Space Agency, Strategic Missile Troops, Russian Space Forces

total launches

215

wgs84_pos#geometry

POINT(63.0289 46.0336)

latitude

46.0336

longitude

63.0289