Mengintip Pusat Antariksa Rusia Kebanggaan Putin, Kosmodrom Vostochny

A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Pemandangan menunjukkan fasilitas peluncuran di Vostochny Сosmodrome di wilayah Amur timur jauh, Rusia, 13 September 2023. Lokasi ini berjarak sekitar 1.500 km dari Kota Vladivostok.

A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Kosmodrom Vostochny adalah bandar antariksa berteknologi tinggi yang telah dibangun sejak 2012.  

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Peluncuran roket pertama di Kosmodrom Vostochny terjadi pada 2016, saat Soyuz-2 meluncur ke ruang angkasa. Peluncuran terakhir adalah ketika roket Soyuz membawa pesawat ruang angkasa, Luna-25, lalu menabrak permukaan bulan.  

A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Putin diketahui memerintahkan pembangunan kosmodrom ini guna mengurangi ketergantungan pada Kosmodrom Baikonur buatan Uni Soviet yang berada di Kazakhstan.  

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Namun, setelah Uni Soviet kolaps pada 1991, Kosmodrom Baikonur jatuh ke tangan Kazakhstan.  

A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Kondisi ini lantas mendorong Rusia agar memulai pembangunan Kosmodrom Vostochny supaya mengurangi ketergantungan pada bandar antariksa milik asing.  

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Kini, Kosmodrom Vostochny dianggap sebagai lokasi yang dapat melambangkan kerja sama militer antara Rusia dan Korea Utara.  

A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A view shows the launch facility at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.