Site 200 at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
''Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy'' rus, Космодром Байконур''Kosmodrom Baykonur''
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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
The Proton-M, (Протон-М) GRAU index 8K82M or , is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton. It is built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome i ...
launches, including commercial flights conducted by
International Launch Services
International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is l ...
. 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 14 (russian: Венера-14 meaning Venus 14) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.
Venera 14 was identical to the Venera 13 spacecraft, built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity. Ven ...
,
Venera 15
Venera 15 (russian: Венера-15 meaning ''Venus 15'') was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union. This uncrewed orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 16 ...
,
Vega 1,
Fobos 1
''Phobos 1'' was an uncrewed Soviet space probe of the Phobos Program launched from the Baikonour launch facility on 7 July 1988. Its intended mission was to explore Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. The mission failed on 2 September 1 ...
, the failed
Mars-96, and