Vostochny Cosmodrome
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The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The first launch took place on 28 April 2016 at 02:01 UTC. As of 1 July 2022, eleven launch attempts have been made with ten successes.
Soyuz-2.1a in Vostochny in 2016
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a from Vostochny Cosmodrome on 28 April 2016.
The construction of residential buildings in Tsiolkovsky, Amur Oblast, next to Vostochny Cosmodrome in 2015.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Vostochny Cosmodrome, on 14 October 2015
Amur Oblast
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Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the Russian Far East. Amur Oblast borders Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the south.
Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast
Bureya Dam
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