Yasny () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast (also Orenburzhye) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), mainly located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast in honor of Valery Chkal ...

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, located southeast of

Orenburg Orenburg (, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is close to the ...

, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1961, granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

status in 1962, and town status in 1979.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yasny serves as the

Yasnensky District Yasnensky District (; , ) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.Law #1370/276-IV-OZ It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the tow ...

, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of YasnyLaw #1370/276-IV-OZ—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Yasny and of

are incorporated as

Yasnensky Urban Okrug Yasnensky Urban Okrug () is a municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, one of the thirteen urban okrugs in the oblast.Law #2367/495-IV-OZ Its territory comprises the territories of two administrative divisions of Orenburg ...

.Resolution #4-pLaw #3027/832-V-OZ

Space industry

The Dombarovsky Cosmodrome, located near Yasny, is a rocket launch site. Launches from Dombarovsky include orbital Dnepr launches, for

ISC Kosmotras The International Space Company Kosmotras or ISC Kosmotras () is a joint project, between Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, established in 1997. It developed and now operates a commercial expendable launch system using the Dnepr rocket. The Dnepr ...

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External links

Unofficial website of Yasny
{{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Orenburg Oblast