Site 250 [Launch complex W]: Energia/Buran Static Test

Kazakhstan / Soltustik Kazakstan / Leninogorsk /
 military, interesting place, 1987_construction
The failure of the N-1 moon booster was partly due to the lack of a static test facility in the USSR large enough to handle the vehicle's huge first stage. For Energia, a complete
static test facility was built which could also serve as a third launch pad. The Energia-Polyus launch took place here.
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Coordinates:   46°0'23"N   63°18'1"E
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