Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cosmodrome
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:4th_State_Central_Interspecific_Test_Site
gptkb:Kapustin_Yar
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:firstLaunchedObject gptkb:R-1_rocket
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of early Soviet space launches
first Soviet missile test range
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome
gptkbp:latitude 48.5742
gptkbp:launchDate October 18, 1947
gptkbp:location gptkb:Astrakhan_Oblast
gptkbp:longitude 45.7822
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Znamensk
gptkbp:notableEvent launch of first Soviet rocket with telemetry equipment
launch of first Soviet rocket with scientific instruments
launch of first Soviet rocket with multi-stage design
launch of first Soviet rocket with parachute recovery
launch of first Soviet anti-missile test
launch of first Soviet atmospheric research rocket
launch of first Soviet biological payload
launch of first Soviet dog into space
launch of first Soviet geophysical rocket
launch of first Soviet high-altitude rocket
launch of first Soviet meteorological rocket
launch of first Soviet nuclear missile test
launch of first Soviet rocket with animal payload
launch of first Soviet rocket with camera payload
launch of first Soviet satellite from Kapustin Yar
launch of first Soviet sounding rocket
launch of first Soviet suborbital flight
launch of first Soviet upper atmosphere research
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Kosmos-2I_rocket
gptkb:Kosmos-3M_rocket
gptkb:R-1_rocket
gptkb:R-2_rocket
gptkb:R-5_rocket
gptkb:Vostok_rocket
gptkbp:opened 1946
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Russian_Aerospace_Forces
gptkb:Soviet_military
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Russian_Aerospace_Forces
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Defense_Forces
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkb:Soviet_Army
gptkbp:usedFor missile testing
suborbital launches
satellite launches
space launches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kapustin_Yar_Test_Range
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7