A test of the Vostok capsule carrying a pair of dogs. Unfortunately this failed after a failure of the booster.
Vehicle
Vostok 8K72
Vostok · 8K72
Height
30.84 m
Diameter
2.99 m
LEO capacity
4,550 kg
Successful launches
3
Launch complex
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.