Belarus
Launch Sites in Belarus
  • Lida. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: ICBM Base. Latitude: 53°47'39" N. Longitude: 25°20'27" E.
  • Mozyr. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: ICBM Base. Latitude: 52°2'27" N. Longitude: 29°11'15" E.
  • Novogrudok. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 53°22' N. Longitude: 25°30' E.
  • Petrikov. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°10'29" N. Longitude: 28°34'52" E.
  • Pinsk. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°4' N. Longitude: 26°2' E.
  • Polotsk. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 55°22'34" N. Longitude: 28°44'17" E.
  • Postavy. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 55°9'47" N. Longitude: 26°54'21" E.
  • Rechitsa. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°11'58" N. Longitude: 30°7'11" E.
  • Ruzhany. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°49'29" N. Longitude: 24°45'45" E.
  • Slonim. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°55'54" N. Longitude: 25°21'59" E.
  • Slutsk. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 53°14'20" N. Longitude: 27°42'15" E.
  • Smorgon. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 54°36'16" N. Longitude: 26°23'5" E.
  • Vetrino. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 55°24'19" N. Longitude: 28°33'29" E.
  • Zaisimovichi. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°30'38" N. Longitude: 24°8'43" E.
  • Zhitkovichi. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52°11'36" N. Longitude: 27°48'7" E.
Space-related People born in Belarus
  • Belousov. - Boris Nikolayevich Belousov Belarusian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 24 July 1930. Died 27 June 1998.
  • Dedkov. - Anatoli Ivanovich Dedkov Belarusian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 24 July 1944.
  • Klimuk. - Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk Belarusian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 10 July 1942. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 78.76 days.
  • Kovalyonok. - Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovalyonok Belarusian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 3 March 1942. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 216.38 days.
Space-related People of Belarusian Nationality but Born Elsewhere
  • Shchukin. - Alexandr Vladimirovich Shchukin Belarusian Pilot Cosmonaut. Birth Country: Austria. Born 19 January 1946. Died 18 August 1988.
Chronology of Events for Belarus

2006 July 26 - 19:43 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M2. Model: Dnepr. FAILURE: First stage engine failed.

  • BelKA, Baumanets, Unisat 4, PicPot, and 9 nanosats Mass: 360 kg (790 lb). Class: Technology. Manufacturer: RKK Energia. Agency: Belarus National Academy of Sciences. COSPAR: F20060726. Payload consisted of 19 nanosats from academic institutions: BelKA; Baumanets; Unisat-4; PICPOT; ICECube-1; ION; RINCON; AeroCube-1; CalPoly CP1; SEEDS; nCube-1; HAUSAT-1; MEROPE; CalPoly CP2; KUTESat; SACRED; Voyager; ICECube 3 Level: 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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