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Touring Sheleksa in Russia
Sheleksa in the region of Arkhangelskaya is a city located in Russia - some 503 mi or ( 809 km ) North of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Time in Sheleksa is now 01:24 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Mirnyy, Utitsa, and Karas'ye. Being here already, consider visiting Vologda . Check out our recommendations for Sheleksa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43
Site 43, also known as SK-3 and SK-4, is a launch complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. It consists of a two pads, Sites 43/3 and 43/4, and has been used by R-7 derived rockets since the early 1960s. The site was originally built for use by R-7A Semyorka missiles. The first launch to use the complex was an R-7A test on 21 December 1965, from Site 43/3. The first launch from 43/4 followed on 25 July 1967.
Located at 62.92 40.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 41
Site 41, also known as Lesobaza and SK-1, was a launch complex at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. It consisted of a single pad, Site 41/1, and was used by R-7 derived rockets between 1959 and 1989. Site 41 was originally built for use by R-7A Semyorka missiles. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, an armed missile was placed on Site 41. It would have had a response time of 8-12 hours should an order have been given to launch it. No launches were conducted from Site 41 whilst it was operational.
Located at 62.93 40.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Plestsy Airport
Plestsy Airport, also Pero (Russian: Перо — “feather”), is an airport in Russia located 10 km east of Plesetsk. It is a logistical base for the Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facility. In 2004-2005 it was modernized: radio and illumination equipment at the airfield were replaced, the power supply and communications systems were rebuilt, the runway was elongated by 600 meters in 2003 and 2004 (now 2,600 meters long), two kilometers of concrete plates were also replaced.
Located at 62.72 40.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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