Where is Baikonur Cosmodrome
Where is Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur is the world's largest cosmodrome, whichis located in Kazakhstan. It was built in the times of the USSR, and now Russia rents this territory from a neighboring republic. The cosmodrome and the city in the vicinity of which it is located form a complex, which is the subject of a lease, the term of which is now extended to 2050.
Location of Baikonur
Baikonur is located in the Kyzylorda region,near the village of Turatam, which is located between the cities of Kazalinsk and Dzhusaly. In Kazakh, the name of the place sounds like Baikonur, which means "rich valley". The area of the complex is 6717 square meters. The exact coordinates of the Baikonur cosmodrome: 45.9648438 - along the northern latitude, 63.3050156 - along the eastern longitude. 35 km from the cosmodrome is the city of Baikonur, built especially for the employees of the cosmodrome. How much does Baikonur
Rent Baikonur costs Russia about 3.5billion rubles annually, or $ 115 million. Approximately one and a half billion rubles are spent on maintaining the facilities of the space station in order, and 1.16 billion rubles are received every year to maintain order in the city of Baikonur, which is located near the cosmodrome. It turns out that the whole Baikonur costs Russia 6.16 billion rubles annually. If we consider only the money allocated for the lease and maintenance of the cosmodrome itself, this amount is 4.2% of the budget of Roskosmos (as of 2012). According to 2012, Baikonur is a leader in the field of space rocket launches. In 2012, 21 missiles were launched. The second place is the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome, which is located in the United States, 10 launches of launch vehicles for 2012 were carried out.Why is Baikonur built in this place
The decree on the construction of Baikonur was signed 12February 1955. A scientific research ground was designed for space and combat rockets. The decision in favor of this particular place is due to a number of reasons, the main one being ballistic missile flight. From the location of the cosmodrome, the energy costs directly depend on the launch of the rockets, and they are minimal if the satellite is put into orbit with the same slope as the latitude of the spaceport's location. The advantage is obtained by rockets launched from the equator in the east direction, since they immediately receive a speed of 465 m / sec due to the rotation of the planet. But sometimes some countries have to plot other trajectories from their cosmodromes, and the reasons are always political. The fact is that the launch of a space rocket looks exactly the same as a missile, and it is impossible to determine what was launched. That is why it was decided to build a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and not in the Far East (although this territory had a number of advantages), since during the Cold War the USSR missiles directed toward the US would be too much of an irritant.
