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The Baikonur Cosmodrome in the nation-state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Earth was a Federation shipyard.

In 2363, on stardate 40291.7, the SS Tsiolkovsky (NCC-53911) was commissioned at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. (TNG: "The Naked Now", dedication plaque)

DY-500 SS Mariposa

SS Mariposa's behind-the-scene read-out of The Continuing Mission

This shipyard was only mentioned in writing.
In an Okudagram for the colony ship SS Mariposa, which was not seen in the episode "Up The Long Ladder", this vessel was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on November 27th, 2123. This graphic was seen in the Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission (p. 85).
In the real world, Sputnik and Vostok 1 were also launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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