Kapustin Yar Location 10 km N Znamensk Country RU Coordinates 48° 40.1' N 45° 43.9' E (48.6683,45.7317) Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Runway 1200x45 m (3937x148 ft) 100-280°T (CONC) Usage $ Military units Military Comments and history Services Kapustin Yar launch site; has An-24 and some helicopters. Intended for development of missiles, geophysical and meteorological rockets, and also space objects of small weight.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=48.6683,45.7317&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.6683,45.7317&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=48.6683,45.7317 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.6683,45.7317&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=48.6683,45.7317 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=48.6683&lon=45.7317&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=48.6683_N_45.7317_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Department of Defense / Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) (1993 edition) Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved