Coordinates: 62°46′N 40°20′E / 62.767°N 40.333°E
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 Monument in Mirny, featuring a genuine spacecraft capsule, commemorating the Kosmos-2000 spacecraft launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on February 2, 1989 |
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Mirny on the map of Arkhangelsk Oblast
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| Coordinates: 62°46′N 40°20′E / 62.767°N 40.333°ECoordinates: 62°46′N 40°20′E / 62.767°N 40.333°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Arkhangelsk Oblast[citation needed] |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 30,502 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4) |
Mirny (Russian: Ми́рный, lit. peaceful) is a closed town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Population: 30,502 (2002 Census).[2]
Founded in 1957 as a settlement for ballistic missile launch site workers, it became a closed town in 1966 with the development of the cosmodrome.
It is 9 km distant from the settlement Plesetsk and connected to it by a road and a railway. The Gorodskaya railway station is located within the town being a terminus to cosmodrome’s vast railway system. Plestsy Airport is also located nearby.
References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
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