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Sputnik Destination Guide

Delve into Sputnik in Russia

Sputnik in the region of Samara is located in Russia - some 542 mi or ( 872 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sputnik is now 11:01 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Samara " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yoshkar-Ola, Yasnaya Polyana, Ul'yanovsk, Smyshlyayevka, and Kuibyshev. While being here, you might want to check out Yoshkar-Ola . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sputnik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bolshoy Kinel River

The Bolshoy Kinel is a river in Orenburg and Samara Oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Samara River, and is 437 kilometers long, with a drainage basin of 15,200 square kilometers . It has its sources on the northern slopes of the Obshchy Syrt hills, and flows into the Samara 15 kilometers east of the city of Samara. Along the river is located the towns of Buguruslan, Pokhvistnevo, Otradny and, at the confluence with the Samara, Kinel.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.24 50.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of Orenburg Oblast, Rivers of Samara Oblast

Bezymyanka (airport)

Bezymyanka - experimental (test base) aerodrome of the aviation plant Aviakor in the city of Samara. Located 4 km east of the railroad station Bezymyanka, Kirov district of Samara, 12 km east of the city center. To the east of the airport another Airport Smyshlyaevka is located, to the south the settlements Chkalov, Padovka and the Samara River, to the north the Aviakor plant and TsSKB-Progress plant. Bezymyanka Airport rated 1 class and can serve most of the airplane and helicopter types.

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Located at 53.22 50.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Samara Oblast, Samara, Russia

Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center

The Progress State Research and Production Space Centre (also known as TsSKB-Progress) is a Russian "Federal State Unitary Enterprise" under the jurisdiction of Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency responsible for space science and aerospace research. It is the developer of the famous Soyuz-FG rocket used for manned space flight, as well as Soyuz-U used for launching unmanned probes.

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Located at 53.22 50.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Aerospace companies of Russia, Companies of Russia, Space industry companies of Russia, Space program of Russia

Metallurg Stadium

Metallurg Stadium is a football stadium in Samara, Russia. It is the home stadium of Krylia Sovetov Samara. The stadium was built in 1957 and is able to hold 33,001 since the last renovation.

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Located at 53.24 50.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Samara Oblast, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Football venues in Russia, Sports venues built in the Soviet Union, Sports venues completed in 1957

Yungorodok

Yungorodok is a station of the Samara Metro on First Line which was opened on 26 December 1987.

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Located at 53.21 50.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Railway stations opened in 1987, Samara Metro stations