Site 81 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used along with Site 200 by Proton rockets. It consists of two launch pads areas 23 and 24. Area 24 is used for Proton-K and Proton-M launches while Area 23 is inactive.Several planetary probes have been launched from Site 81. Area 23 was used to launch Mars 3 Mars 4 Mars 6 and Venera 11 whilst Area 24 was used by Mars 2 Mars 5 Mars 7 Venera 9 Venera 10 and Venera 12.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Russian Federal Space Agency, Strategic Missile Troops, Russian Space Forces
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