Plesetsk

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Plesetsk (Russian: Плесе́цк) is an urban-type settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about 800 km northeast of Moscow and some 180 km souh of Arkhangelsk. It is the administrative center of Plesetsky District. Geographical coordinates: 62°42′N 40°18′E. Population: 11,300 (2002 Census); 14,027 (1989 Census).

The Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located in a nearby town of Mirny.

It is historically significant in that it was/is a nuclear missile base, and, beside Kapustin Yar, it is the only European and Russian rocket launch facility. Most of Russia's space rockets are launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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Coordinates: 62°42′N 40°18′E


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