Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 62°53′1″N 40°52′11″E / 62.88361°N 40.86972°ECoordinates: 62°53′1″N 40°52′11″E / 62.88361°N 40.86972°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short name | Pu-132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Russian Space Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total launches | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Site 132/1 launch history | |
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Status | Active |
Known launches | 231 |
First launch | 15 May 1967 |
Last launch | 27 April 2010 |
Associated rockets |
Kosmos-3 Kosmos-3M |
Site 132/2 launch history | |
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Status | Inactive |
Known launches | 154 |
First launch | 26 June 1967 |
Last launch | 25 April 1990 |
Associated rockets |
Kosmos-3 Kosmos-3M |
Site 132, also known as Chusovaya (Russian: Чусова́я), is a launch complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, used by Kosmos carrier rockets. It consists of a two launch pads, Site 133/1, which is active, and Site 133/2 which is not.
The first launch from Site 132/1 was conducted on either 15 May or 26 June 1967, with the first known launch from Site 132/2 following on 26 June. The last launch from Site 132/2 occurred on 25 April 1990. Both pads were used by the same two rockets, the Kosmos-3 and Kosmos-3M. Although most Kosmos-3M launches have been conducted from Site 132, several early tests were conducted from Site 131; however, it is not known which ones, or how many. Some launches were also conducted from Site 133.