Pad 1/5

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Pad 1/5, also known as Gagarin's Start, is the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad from which Yuri Gagarin and many other Soviet and Russian crewed missions were launched into space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baikonur Cosmodrome launch complex
historical site
space launch pad
alsoKnownAs Gagarin Start
linked to: Baikonur Cosmodrome

Gagarin's Start
Site 1/5
associatedWithProgram International Space Station missions
Soyuz program
linked to: Soyuz programme

Voskhod program
linked to: Voskhod spacecraft

Vostok program
linked to: Vostok programme
builtFor R-7 rocket family
linked to: R-7 Semyorka rocket
constructionStart 1950s
country Kazakhstan
geopoliticalContext leased by Russia from Kazakhstan as part of Baikonur Cosmodrome
hasFeature flame trench
launch umbilical towers
service gantry
heritageStatus symbol of Soviet space achievements
historicalSignificance primary Soviet crewed launch pad during early space age
site of first human spaceflight
launchAzimuth inclinations suitable for ISS
launchDateOfVostok1 1961-04-12
launchedPerson Yuri Gagarin
locatedIn Baikonur Cosmodrome
locatedNear Baikonur, Kazakhstan
linked to: Baikonur
namedAfter Yuri Gagarin
notableLaunch Vostok 1
first human spaceflight
operator Roscosmos
Soviet space program
partOf Baikonur Cosmodrome
status operational
supportsRocket Soyuz-2
linked to: Soyuz rocket

Soyuz-FG
Voskhod launch vehicle
Vostok-K
linked to: Vostok-K rocket
usedBy RKK Energia
Roscosmos
Russia
Soviet Union
usedFor Soyuz launches
Sputnik launches
Voskhod launches
Vostok launches
crewed space launches
uncrewed space launches

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Gagarin's Start alsoKnownAs Pad 1/5