Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43

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Site 43 also known as SK-3 and SK-4 is a launch complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. It consists of a two pads Sites 43/3 and 43/4 and has been used by R-7 derived rockets since the early 1960s.The site was originally built for use by R-7A Semyorka missiles. The first launch to use the complex was an R-7A test on 21 December 1965 from Site 43/3. The first launch from 43/4 followed on 25 July 1967.

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associated rocket

Voskhod (rocket), Soyuz-U, Molniya-M, Soyuz-2-1v, Soyuz-M, Vostok-2M, Soyuz-2 (rocket), R-7A Semyorka

first launch date

1965-12-21, 1967-07-25

last launch date

2002-10-15, 2014-03-23

launch site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

launches

214, 278

operator

Russian Space Forces

total launches

492

latitude

62.92

longitude

40.4669