Plesetsk Cosmodrome, circa 1967

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Title

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, circa 1967

Subject

Re-purposed military equipment

Description

This image shows the launch site of Europe America Space Flight 500, the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, during the Cold War. Originally a top-secret ICBM site, Plesetsk was converted shortly after the Soviet Union's fall in 1991 into a commercial launch facility.

Creator

National Reconnaissance Office KH-7

Source

National Reconnaissance Office

Publisher

Wikimedia Commons

Date

June 9, 1967

Rights

Public Domain

Format

JPEG Photograph

Language

English

Type

Photograph

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

2560x4120p

Citation

National Reconnaissance Office KH-7, “Plesetsk Cosmodrome, circa 1967,” Cold War Tales, accessed November 24, 2024, https://coldwartales.com/items/show/33.

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