mcdowell@cfa250.harvard.edu (Jonathan McDowell) (10/28/88)
From article <1132@scicom.alphacdc.com>, by wats@scicom.alphacdc.com (Bruce Watson): > Using this info and an approximate launch site lat/long (from the > Britannica I have Tyuratam 46:00N, 63:15E and Baykonur 47:46N, > 66:11E--does someone have a better position?) Use the Tyuratam position; launches occur from 46-46.5N and 63.0E (Proton, F-1) to 63.7E (easternmost Soyuz pads). Kosmodrom Baykonur is just north of Tyuratam and has essentially no connection with Baykonur village (the position you quoted) which lies along the 65 degree ground track about 200 km away. The confusion was a deliberate attempt to mislead early Western space analysts, but it didnt fool anyone for long. Still, Kosmodrom Baykonur is the official name of the launch site. Jonathan McDowell