Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 131
Site 131, also known as Voskhod[1] (Russian: Восход meaning Sunrise), was a launch complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, used by Kosmos carrier rockets and R-14 missiles. It consisted of a single launch pad, which was used between 1967 and 1969.
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | ||||||||
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| Short name | Pu-131 | ||||||||
| Operator | Russian Space Forces | ||||||||
| Total launches | Unknown | ||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | One | ||||||||
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The complex was used for early test flights of the Kosmos-3M. An R-14 missile was also launched from the pad in 1969. This launch, which occurred on 18 July, is the only launch that is confirmed to have used the site. Other launches were conducted, but the pads used by individual rockets were not recorded. Early Kosmos-3M launches used both Site 131 and Site 132.
References
- "Plesetsk". Permanent Mission in Russia. European Space Agency. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
Further reading
- Zak, Anatoly. "Cosmodrome Plesetsk". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- Wade, Mark. "Plesetsk LC131". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on July 29, 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
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