Baikonur
geographical name
Bai·ko·nur ˌbī-kə-ˈnu̇r 
variants or Baykonur
ˌbī-kə-ˈnu̇r
or Bayqongyr ˌbī-ku̇ŋ-ˈər
locality in central Kazakhstan that is the site of a Soviet-built facility from which Earth satellites and interplanetary probes are launched