launches is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Baikonur Cosmodrome is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 9 original sources each against 3.6 for the same window.
Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record
— see our methodology for how impact and
sentiment are derived.
What the coverage shows about Site 31
launches is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. Baikonur Cosmodrome is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 9 original sources each against 3.6 for the same window. Their average consequence score of 5 runs below the beat's 7.5 for that window. We currently track 1 Space & Defense story that mention Site 31, all published on March 23, 2026.
Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
9
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 41 Space & Defense stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Site 31. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Russia has successfully resumed operations at Site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, conducting its first launch since the facility was damaged in a November accident. The restoration of the pad is a critical step for Roscosmos as it seeks to maintain its orbital launch cadence amid increasing international isolation.