Europe’s newest meteorological satellite, Metop-B, was launched today from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace. Lofted by a Soyuz launcher, this spacecra… ...

An RBTH correspondent visited the largest space center in the world, the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which marks its 60th anniversary on June 2, and the newly built Vostochny Cosmodrome in order to peek ...

9 An aerial view of the town of Baikonur, which had a population of some 36,000 people in 2009. Virtually the entire town's economy is based on the space industry.

A dazzling view of the Oct. 14, 2009 ... An International Launch Services Proton rocket launches the AsiaSat 5 satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Aug. 11, 2009.

Baikonur Cosmodrome celebrates its 70th anniversary ... followed by the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite on October 4, 1957. On 12 April 1961, ...

Russia is scheduled to launch an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday, but Tehran brushed off fears that Moscow might use it in the war against Ukraine.Iran's "Khayyam" satellite is scheduled to ...

Russia's participation in the activities of the Baikonur cosmodrome will decrease significantly after Far Eastern Vostochny cosmodrom is put into operation ASTANA, June 1. /TASS /. The Baikonur ...

OneWeb, the satellite company part-owned by the UK government, says it is suspending all launches from the Russian-operated Baikonur spaceport. The firm had hoped to send up 36 spacecraft on a ...

Technicians work on a Russian Soyuz rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This Soyuz is scheduled to launch 36 internet satellites for the company OneWeb on March 4, 2022. (Image credit ...