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Kazakhstan lifts moratorium on ICBM launches from Baikonur

Kazakhstan Materials 8 October 2011 10:35 (UTC +04:00)

Kazakhstan has lifted a moratorium on the launch of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Baikonur launch pad that Russia leases from Kazakhstan, the head of the Russian Roskosmos Federal Space Agency, Vladimir Popovkin, said on Friday, Itar-Tass reported.

Popovkin gave high marks to space cooperation of Russia and Kazakhstan, including on the operation of Baikonur. He said "Kazakhstan has lifted the moratorium on launches of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles from Baikonur that has been in place for two years".

He said an intercontinental ballistic missile would be launched from Baikonur in November.

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