Sary Shagan

Saryschagan ( Сарышаган Kazakh, Russian Сары - Шаган, Sary- Schagan ) is a launch site for military missiles of the Russian missile troops in Kazakhstan near the settlement Saryschagan. The test site is located north- west of Lake Balkhash in the Hunger Steppe in the fields of Karaganda and Zhambyl. The missile test site with the administrative center in Priosjorsk has been in operation since 1958. On the site there is also the laser test center Terra - third