Cyclone-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 satellite (Plesetsk, August 15, 1991)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk (coordinates vary in different sources, but 62°08′ N 41°01′ E seems plausible). Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cyclone-3_rocket_launching_Meteor-3_satellite. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cyclone-3_rocket_launching_Meteor-3_satellite. ... The Tsyklon (Cyclone) is an expendable launch system designed in the Soviet Union and used primarily used to put Cosmos and Meteor class satellites into low earth orbit. ... The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A spaceport is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with airport for aircraft. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... A 19th-century view of Arkhangelsk port. ...

It was originally developed by the Soviet Union as a launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles. Construction started in 1957 and it was declared operational for R-7 rockets in December 1959. The village of Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast had a railway station, essential for the transport of missile components. A new town for the support of the facility was named Mirny, Russian for "peaceful". By 1997, more than 1,500 launches to space had been made from the site, more than for any other launch facility, although the usage has declined significantly since the breakup of the Soviet Union. A Minuteman III missile soars after a test launch. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... R-7 with Sputnik 2 The R-7 (Semyorka) was the worlds first ICBM and was deployed by the Soviet Union. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Plesetsk is a Russian village, about 800km north of Moscow. ... Arkhangelsk Oblast (Арха́нгельская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Mirny can refer to: Russian language for peaceful the city Mirny, Sakha in Russia the city Mirny, Arkhangelsk in Russia the Russian Mirny Station in the Antarctica See also: List of places named after peace This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The existence of Plesetsk Cosmodrome was originally kept secret, but it was discovered by British physics teacher Geoffrey Perry and his students, who carefully analyzed the orbit of the Cosmos 112 satellite in 1966 and deduced it had not been launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. After the end of the Cold War it was learned that the CIA had begun to suspect the existence of an ICBM launch site at Plesetsk in the late 1950s. The Soviet Union did not officially admit the existence of Plesetsk Cosmodrome until 1983. Geoffrey E. Perry (died January 18, 2000 aged 72) was a physics teacher at Kettering Grammar School, Northamptonshire, England who, together with his students, deduced the existence of the previously-secret Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 1966 by analyzing the orbit of the Cosmos 112 satellite. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest working space launch facility. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... A Minuteman III missile soars after a test launch. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plesetsk is used especially for military satellites placed into high inclination and polar orbits since the range for falling debris is clear to the north which is largely uninhabited arctic and polar terrain. It is situated in a region of taiga, or flat terrain with boreal pine forests. Plesetsk is Russia's equivalent to the U.S. Air Force's Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Sean is #1 ... Seal of the Air Force. ... Vandenberg Air Force Base is a base with a spaceport, located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

The use of the cosmodrome will likely increase in future since there are concerns with security in operating the Baikonur Cosmodrome in now-independent Kazakhstan, which also demands rent for its continued use. Plesetsk is not ideally suited for low inclination or geostationary launches because of its high latitude (as compared to the Kennedy Space Center, at around 28° north or Centre Spatial Guyanais at Kourou, the ESA facility, which is at 5° north). In spite of this, the new all-Russian Angara rocket is designed to be launched primarily from Plesetsk when it comes into service. The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest working space launch facility. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) at Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island in Florida, United States. ... The Guiana Space Centre (French: Centre Spatial Guyanais) is a French/European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. ... Kourou Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, some 40 km northwest of the capital Cayenne. ... The Angara rocket is designed to remove Russias dependency on Kazakhstan (from whom they lease the Baikonur Cosmodrome) for heavy lift, as well as eliminate purchasing the Zenit from the Ukraine. ...

Currently, the Soyuz launch vehicle, Cosmos-3M, Rockot and Tsyklon are launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The heavy Proton and Zenit rockets can only be launched from Baikonur. Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ... The Cosmos-3M is a Russian space launch vehicle. ... Rockot The Rockot is a Russian space launch vehicle. ... The Tsyklon (Cyclone) is an expendable launch system designed in the Soviet Union and used primarily used to put Cosmos and Meteor class satellites into low earth orbit. ... The Proton rocket (formal designation: UR-500) is a Russian unmanned space vehicle design first launched in 1965 and still in use as of 2005. ... Zenit rocket - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

Disasters

On June 26, 1973 9 people were killed by an explosion of Cosmos 3-M rocket, ready for launch. Jump to: navigation, search June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

On March 18, 1980 50 people were killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket with a Tselina satellite, during a fueling operation. Jump to: navigation, search March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Vostok rocket (Russian Восток, translated as East) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for other satellite launches. ...

On October 15, 2002, a Soyuz carrying a science payload began disintegrating twenty seconds after launch from Plesetsk, exploded nine seconds later and showered debris around the launch site. The explosion killed 20-year-old soldier Ivan Marchenko, who had been watching the launch from behind a large glass window in a processing facility a kilometre from the launch pad. Eight other soldiers who were with Marchenko were injured, six being hospitalized. Rocket fragments fell in the woods in the same area starting a forest fire, and a Block D strap-on booster which came off during disintegration impacted the launch pad, causing structural damage. Jump to: navigation, search October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ... Fire in San Bernardino, California Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire in wildland often caused by lightning; other common causes are human carelessness and arson. ...

External link

• RussianSpaceWeb.com on Plesetsk