Plesetsk - Definition

Plesetsk is a Russian village, about 800km north of Moscow. The Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located in nearby of Mirniy.

It is historically significant in that it was/is a nuclear missile base, and is also Europe's only rocket launch facility.

External links

• Russian Space Web (http://www.russianspaceweb.com/plesetsk.html)

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