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Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in the Soviet Union.
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Salyut 1
Soviet space station (1971)
Salyut 1, also known as DOS-1, was the world's first space station. It was launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. The Salyut program subsequently achieved five more successful launches of seven additional stations. The program's final module, Zvezda…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Space station
Habitable artificial satellite
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Baikonur Cosmodrome
Spaceport in Kazakhstan leased to Russia
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Töretam
Station on the Moscow to Tashkent railway in Kazakhstan
Töretam is a station on the Trans-Aral Railway, located in Kazakhstan. The name means "Töre's grave" in the Kazakh language. Töre, or more formally, Töre-Baba, was a nobleman and descendant of Genghis Khan. Töretam is near the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a Russian – formerly Soviet –…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)