Baikonur
Definition
The world's oldest and largest operational space launch facility, located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, currently leased and administered by the Russian Federation. Founded in the 1950s as a Soviet military test site, it achieved global fame for launching the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) and the first human spaceflight (Yuri Gagarin).
Bilingual Equivalents
- Baikonur
- Baikonur Cosmodrome
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper noun, singular, syntactically uninflected geographical and industrial toponym. |
| Formation | Derived from Kazakh 'Bayqoñyr', meaning wealthy brown or fertile valley, intentionally misapplied to camouflage the secret military facility during the Cold War. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [baɪ.kə.ˈnʊər] |
| Source | Chronicles of Aerospace Facilities and Cold War Technological Heritage |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Racheta Soiuz a fost lansată cu succes de pe rampa numărul unu de la Baikonur, îndreptându-se spre Stația Spațială Internațională.
EN: The Soyuz rocket was successfully launched from pad number one at Baikonur, heading towards the International Space Station.
RO: Orașul Baikonur are un statut administrativ special, fiind gestionat direct de autoritățile ruse sub un contract de închiriere lung.
EN: The city of Baikonur has a special administrative status, being managed directly by Russian authorities under a long-term lease.
RO: Inginerii spațiali au petrecut săptămâni întregi la Baikonur pentru a pregăti satelitul de comunicații în vederea zborului.
EN: Space engineers spent weeks at Baikonur preparing the communications satellite for its flight.
Idioms & Phrases
Rampa Gagarin de la Baikonur / Gagarin's Start / Launch Pad 1
RO: Platforma istorică de lansare de unde a decolat misiunea Vostok 1 în anul 1961, deschizând era zborurilor spațiale umane.
EN: The historic launch pad from which the Vostok 1 mission lifted off in 1961, opening the era of human spaceflight.
Chirie de Baikonur / Baikonur lease agreement
RO: Tratatul bilateral de lungă durată dintre Rusia și Kazahstan care reglementează costurile și utilizarea exclusivă a bazei de lansare.
EN: The long-term bilateral treaty between Russia and Kazakhstan governing the costs and exclusive utilization of the spaceport.
Zbor de Baikonur / Baikonur space mission / orbital flight
RO: Termen tehnic folosit de operatori pentru a descrie traiectoriile balistice specifice rachetelor lansate din stepa kazahă.
EN: Technical term used by operators to describe specific ballistic trajectories for rockets launched from the Kazakh steppe.
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