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Baikonur

/ baɪˈkəʊnə /

noun

  1. a launching site for spacecraft in central Kazakhstan; formerly the centre for the Soviet space programme, now leased from Kazakhstan by Russia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The Russians began to develop their launch industry as a commercial enterprise centered on the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan.

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