New hi-res Google-Earth images of Baykonur city

New hi-res Google-Earth images of Baykonur city


The old 5-m res images of the residential areas
of Baykonur have recently been replaced with
0.5 m res imagery to match the resolution of the
coverage of the main cosmodrome. Go wander
through the former 'Leninsk' to see the sights.

The SE corner of Lenin Square is
45.617 N, 63.322 E.

Jim Oberg wrote:


The SE corner of Lenin Square is
45.617 N, 63.322 E.



It's too bad I can't run that (I'm running Windows 98). It would be a
ball to go hunting for the N-1 artifacts.
I was watching that Nova proram "The Dark Side Of The Moon" recently
that had the interviews with you in it; it must have been downright
infuriating to know all that old L-3 hardware was in the vicinty and you
weren't going to be able to see it.
I would loved to have seen the look in your eyes the first time you saw
a LK lander. It must have been like seeing the Holy Grail. :-)
I didn't realize they had made a full-scale L-3M lander mock-up also.
I wonder what happened to it?
Pat

Jim Oberg wrote:
New hi-res Google-Earth images of Baykonur city


The old 5-m res images of the residential areas
of Baykonur have recently been replaced with
0.5 m res imagery to match the resolution of the
coverage of the main cosmodrome. Go wander
through the former 'Leninsk' to see the sights.

The SE corner of Lenin Square is
45.617 N, 63.322 E.


Things found in and around Baykonur city:

Soyuz rocket on horizontal display?
45.628355 N, 63.320784 E

Missile on horizontal display?
45.628373 N, 63.311768 E

Ferris Wheel
45.611581 N, 63.318148 E

Shadow of large broadcasting? tower
45.636253 N, 63.328772 E

Aircraft on display in city
45.637527 N, 63.311878 E

Aircraft on display in city
45.615957 N, 63.295274 E

Airport west of Baykonur city
45.619348 N, 63.212847 E


Rusty

Rusty wrote:
Jim Oberg wrote:
New hi-res Google-Earth images of Baykonur city


The old 5-m res images of the residential areas
of Baykonur have recently been replaced with
0.5 m res imagery to match the resolution of the
coverage of the main cosmodrome. Go wander
through the former 'Leninsk' to see the sights.

The SE corner of Lenin Square is
45.617 N, 63.322 E.




Buran Orbiter, Gorky Park, Moscow
55.728691 N, 37.596806 E

Buran Orbiter, Baikonur Space Center
45.919547 N, 63.310049 E

Building MNK-112 (N1 Assembly Bldg)
Baikonur Space Center
45.927834 N, 63.298370 E

Energia, Buran, N1 Launch Pads
45.963834 N, 63.308257 E

Vostok launch pad
45.920157 N, 63.342325 E



Rusty

Rusty wrote:
Rusty wrote:
Jim Oberg wrote:
New hi-res Google-Earth images of Baykonur city


The old 5-m res images of the residential areas
of Baykonur have recently been replaced with
0.5 m res imagery to match the resolution of the
coverage of the main cosmodrome. Go wander
through the former 'Leninsk' to see the sights.

The SE corner of Lenin Square is
45.617 N, 63.322 E.







Buran Analog in storage in the
Sitra storage yard
of Pico Petrolium, Bahrain
(Wings & Tail separate from
main body of orbiter)

26.198346 N, 50.602956 E


Rusty