New hi-res Google-Earth images of Baykonur city

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