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Launch Sites in Belarus
  • Lida. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: ICBM Base. Latitude: 53.7942. Longitude: 25.3408.
  • Mozyr. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: ICBM Base. Latitude: 52.0408. Longitude: 29.1875.
  • Novogrudok. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 53.3600. Longitude: 25.5000.
  • Petrikov. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.1747. Longitude: 28.5811.
  • Pinsk. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.0700. Longitude: 26.0400.
  • Polotsk. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 55.3761. Longitude: 28.7381.
  • Postavy. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 55.1631. Longitude: 26.9058.
  • Rechitsa. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.1994. Longitude: 30.1197.
  • Ruzhany. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.8247. Longitude: 24.7625.
  • Slonim. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.9317. Longitude: 25.3664.
  • Slutsk. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 53.2389. Longitude: 27.7042.
  • Smorgon. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 54.6044. Longitude: 26.3847.
  • Vetrino. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 55.4053. Longitude: 28.5581.
  • Zaisimovichi. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.5106. Longitude: 24.1453.
  • Zhitkovichi. Agency: RVSN. Operating Country: Russia. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 52.1933. Longitude: 27.8019.
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 Complex: LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Model: Dnepr. LV Configuration: Dnepr 804 (4502973804). 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 References: 2. Level: 1.
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