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Site 200

A Proton-M with the ExoMars on LC-200/39
Launch site	Baikonur Cosmodrome
Operator	RVSN, VKS, RKA
Total launches	233
Launch pad(s)	Two
Orbital inclination range	49° – 99°
Site 200/39 launch history Status Active Launches 170 First launch 20 February 1980 Proton-K/DM / Raduga 6 Last launch 12 March 2023 Proton-M / Olymp-K №2 Associated rockets Proton-K (retired) Proton-M (active) Site 200/40 launch history Status Inactive Launches 63 First launch 23 July 1977 Proton-K/DM / Raduga 3 Last launch 31 March 1991 Proton-K/DM-2 / Almaz 1 Associated rockets Proton-K (retired)

Site 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is a launch site used by Proton rockets. It consists of two launch pads, areas 39 and 40. Area 39 is currently (as of 2021) used for Proton-M launches, including commercial flights conducted by International Launch Services. Area 40 is currently (as of 2021) inactive, as it was slated to be rebuilt as a launch site for the Angara rocket. Although the project was relocated to Site 250, Area 40 was not put back into service.

A number of planetary probes have been launched from Site 200. Venera 14, Venera 15, Vega 1, Fobos 1, the failed Mars-96, and ExoMars were launched from area 39. Venera 13, Venera 16, Vega 2, Fobos 2 were launched from Area 40. Area 39 was also the launch site for the core of the Mir space station, along with both Kvant modules, and the Kristall module. Salyut 7 and Granat were launched from Area 40.

On 13 May 2021 the pad was modified to support the launch of Nauka.

References

1. "News. Baikonur launch complex reequipped for the Nauka module launch". en.roscosmos.ru. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

• Wade, Mark. "Baikonur LC200/39". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
• Wade, Mark. "Baikonur LC200/40". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

46°02′01″N 63°01′44″E / 46.03361°N 63.02889°E / 46.03361; 63.02889

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