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The Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR, Earth was a civilian and Federation shipyard.

  • 2123 (November 27) — The SS Mariposa (NAR-7678) was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. (TNG: "Up the Long Ladder")
Baikonur Cosmodrome might also be the launch facility for VK Yuri Gagarin (2105) and VK Velikan (2160), since both are Russian ships.

Background

Baikonur Cosmodrome is a real space-launch facility in Kazakhstan, with a detailed Wikipedia entry.

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