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 ( a )  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rocket_launch_sites  

 ( b )   The Spaceflight Portal :   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Spaceflight

                                                  


INDEX

(K)  PLA : Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center: https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/pla-taiyuan-satellite-launch-center-see.html

( J )   Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site :     https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/07/pla-wenchang-spacecraft-launch-site.html

 ( I )   PLA : Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center : https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/jiuquan-satellite-launch-center.html 

(H)  PLA- Xichang Satellite Launch Center [ 28°14′45.66″N 102°1′35.60″E ]  https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/xichang-satellite-launch-center.html 

(G) PLA - Mapping the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force  : https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/01/pla-mapping-peoples-liberation-army.html  

(F) PLA : People's Liberation Army Rocket Force  (PLARF) :   https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/01/pla-peoples-liberation-army-rocket_11.html  

(E ) White Paper on China's Space Activities in 2016 :   https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/white-paper-on-chinas-space-activities.html 

(D)  Chinese Space Program History  Page 02/02 :  https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/chinese-space-program-contd.html 

(C)  Chinese Space Program History  Page 01/02 :   https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/chinese-space-program-history.html  

( B ) World  Wide List of Rocket Launch Sites Page 02/02  ( Contd....) :  https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/list-of-rocket-launch-sites.html 

(  A  ) World  Wide List of Rocket Launch Sites Page 01/02 :    https://bcvasundhra.blogspot.com/2021/06/list-of-rocket-launch-sites_29.html




                           List of Rocket Launch Sites

                                       From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia



This article constitutes a list of rocket launch sites. Some of these sites are known as spaceports or cosmodromes. A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in the list. Proposed and planned sites and sites under construction are not included in the main tabulation, but may appear in condensed lists under the tables.

A shorter list of spaceports for human spaceflight and satellite launches is available in the article Spaceport.


Table Specification

Sorting order

  • operational date;
  • Countries in alphabetical order within a table;
  • Launch sites within a country are sorted chronologically according to start of operations.

Rocket names

Column specification

  • Country – territory of the site (the organisation responsible for the launches may reside elsewhere, as indicated in the notes column;
  • Location – Name of launch site (sometimes also province etc.)
  • Coordinates – geographical coordinates
  • Operational date – the period of years of launch activities
  • Number of rocket launches – the total number of launches, including failed launches
  • Heaviest rocket launched – total mass at lift-off
  • Highest achieved altitude – height in km above launch site
  • Notes – comments

Africa

CountryLocationCoordinatesOperational dateNumber of rocket launchesHeaviest rocket launchedHighest achieved altitudeNotes
 French AlgeriaCentre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux (CIEES)Hammaguir31.09951°N 2.83581°W1947–1967230  18 000 kg  Orbital  Operated by France.[1]
 AlgeriaReggane26.71895°N 0.27691°E1961–196510    
 ZaireShaba North, Kapani Tonneo OTRAG Launch Center7.92587°S 28.52766°E1977–19783   <50 km  German OTRAG rockets.[2]
 EgyptJabal Hamzah ballistic missile test and launch facility30°07′32.7″N 30°36′18.5″E1962–19736    Testing SRBMs Al Zafir and Al Kahir[3][4]
 KenyaBroglio Space Centre (San Marco)Malindi2.94080°S 40.21340°E1964–198827  20 000 kg  Orbital  Scout rockets, operated by ASI and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.[5]
 LibyaSabha, Tawiwa OTRAG Launch Center26.99392°N 14.46425°E1981–1982  50 km  German OTRAG rockets.[6]
 MauritaniaNouadhibou20.92856°N 17.03153°W1973–19731    During a solar eclipse
 South AfricaOverberg South African Test Centre34.60265°S 20.30248°E1989–1990   Launched test mission rockets only.[7]

Asia

Note that some Russian cosmodromes appear in this section, some in the Europe section.

CountryLocationCoordinatesOperational dateHeaviest rocket launchedHighest achieved altitudeNotes
ChinaBase 603ShijieduGuangde30.93743°N 119.20575°E1960–19661 000 kg  <60 km  
 ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center40.96056°N 100.29833°E1970–464 000 kg  Orbital  Human spaceflight[8]
 ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center39.14321°N 111.96741°E1980–249 000 kgOrbital  Polar satellites[9]
 ChinaXichang Satellite Launch Center28.24646°N 102.02814°E1984–459 000 kgLunar  Geo-synchronous satellites, lunar probes.[10][11]
 ChinaWenchang Satellite Launch Center19°36′52.17″N 110°57′4.08″E2016–879 000 kg  Interplanetary  New site on Hainan Island with pads for Long March 5 and Long March 7 rockets
 ChinaJingyu42.0°N 126.5°E  
 IndiaVikram Sarabhai Space CentreThiruvananthapuram (Thumba), Kerala8.5314°N 76.8690°E1962–  [12]
 IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota)Andhra Pradesh13.73740°N 80.23510°E1971–690, 000 kg  Interplanetary  Satellites and lunar probes;[13]
 IndiaDr.Abdul Kalam IslandBhadrakOdisha20.75804°N 87.085533°E  Military testing facility;[14][circular reference]
 IndonesiaLAPAN Rocket Launcher StationPameungpeukGarut7.646643°S 107.689018°E1965–765 kg  100 km  
 IranQom Space Center34.65000°N 50.90000°E1991  Military testing[15]
 IranEmamshahr Space Center36.42000°N 55.02000°E1998  Military testing and sounding rockets for ISA.[16]
 IranSemnan spaceport35.234631°N 53.920941°E2009– Orbital  
 IraqAl-Anbar Test Center32.78220°N 44.29962°E1989  Out of function[17]
 IsraelPalmachim Air Force Base31.88484°N 34.68020°E1987–70 000 kg  Orbital  [18]
 JapanAkita Rocket Range39.57148°N 140.05785°E1956–1990 343 km  
 JapanUchinoura Space Center31.25186°N 131.07914°E1962–139 000 kg  Interplanetary  [19]
 JapanTanegashima Space CenterTanegashima Island30.39096°N 130.96813°E1967–445 000 kg  Interplanetary  [20]
 JapanRyori[21]39.03000°N 141.83000°E1970–2001  Sounding rocket launch site for the Japan Meteorological Agency
 JapanNiijima [ja]34.33766°N 139.26575°E1963–1965  Eighteen launches of small rockets[22][23]
 JapanObachi[citation needed]40.70342°N 141.36938°E  
 Soviet Union/ Kazakhstan

(Operated by  Russia)

Baikonur CosmodromeTyuratam45.95515°N 63.35028°E1957–2 400 000 kg  Interplanetary  First satellite, first human. Operated by Russia.[24]
 Soviet Union/ KazakhstanSary Shagan[citation needed]46.38000°N 72.87000°E1958–  
 North KoreaMusudan-ri40.85572°N 129.66587°E1998–  Military rockets; satellite launch[25]
 North KoreaSohae39.660°N 124.705°E2012–  Military rockets; satellite launch[26]
 South KoreaAnhueng36.70211°N 126.47158°E1993–  
 South KoreaNaro Space CenterGohueng34.42585°N 127.52793°E2008 Orbital  Attempted satellite launches[27]
 MaldivesGan Island0.69328°S 73.15672°E  Several rockets of the Kookaburra type were launched from a pad at 0°41' S and 73°9' E[28]
 PakistanSonmiani Satellite Launch CenterLas BelaBalochistan25.19242°N 66.74881°E1960s –[29]  Sounding rockets, missile testing, for SUPARCO.[30]
 PakistanTilla Satellite Launch CenterJhelum DistrictPunjab33.39610°N 73.29608°E1980s –[31]  Sounding rockets, missile testing, for SUPARCO.[32]
 Soviet UnionKheysa[citation needed]80.45000°N 58.05000°E1956–1980  
 Soviet Union RussiaSvobodny CosmodromeAmur Oblast51.83441°N 128.27570°E1957–200747 000 kg  Orbital  ICBM base converted for satellites[33]
 Soviet UnionSovetskaya Gavan48.97000°N 140.30000°E1963–1964 402 km  
 Soviet Union RussiaOkhotsk[citation needed]59°22′N 143°15′E1981–2005 1000 km  
 RussiaYasny Cosmodrome (formerly Dombarovskiy), Orenburg Oblast51.20706°N 59.85003°E2006–211 000 kg  Orbital  ICBM base converted for satellites[34]
 RussiaVostochny CosmodromeAmur Oblast, Russia[35]51.883°N 128.333°E28 April 2016[36]  Facility on Russian territory to supplement Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
 TaiwanHaiqian22.10°N 120.90°E1988–10 000 kg  300 km  Science and technology development

Proposed or planned spaceports and rocket launch sites in Asia[edit]

Europe

Note that some European countries operate spaceports in Africa, South America, or other equatorial regions. These spaceports are listed in this article according to their geographical location. Some Russian-controlled launch sites are listed as being in Asia.

Note that some Russian cosmodromes appear in this section, some in the section Asia

[38]

CountryLocationCoordinatesOperational dateNumber of rocket launchesHeaviest rocket launchedHighest achieved altitudeNotes
 BulgariaAhtopol42.085846°N 27.955125°E1984 - 199028475 kg  90 km  
 FranceIle du Levant43.04507°N 6.47887°E1948–[citation needed]   
 GermanyRocket Launch Site Berlin, Berlin-Tegel52.35000°N 13.21000°E1930–1933  4 km  
 GermanyPeenemünde/Greifswalder Oie54.14300°N 13.79400°E1942–1945>3000  12 500 kg  175 km  V-2 rockets during World War II, first rocket to reach space 20 June 1944
 West GermanyCuxhaven53.84884°N 8.59154°E)1945–1964  >110 km 
 West GermanyHespenbuschGroßenkneten52.939002°N 8.312515°E1952–1957  <10 km  
 GermanyZingst54.44008°N 12.78431°E1970–199267  130 kg  80 km  
 GreeceKoroni36.7698°N 21.9316°E1966–1989371   114 km  
 IcelandVik63.41891°N 19.00463°W1964–19652    
 ItalySalto di Quirra39.52731°N 9.63303°E1964–[citation needed]   
 NorwayAndøya Space Center69.29430°N 16.02070°E1962–>1200  800 kg   Rockets to the upper atmosphere.[39]
 NorwayMarka58.20000°N 7.30000°E1983–1984 16 kg   
 NorwaySvalRak78.2234°N 15.6470°E1997–[citation needed]   
 Nazi-occupied PolandSS-Proving Ground Westpreußen today Poland (Tuchola Forest)53.61970°N 17.98492°E1944–1945   Nazi-German V-2 rockets
 GermanyLeba in Pommern since 1945 part of Poland54.76904°N 17.59355°E1941–1945   Nazi-German rockets
 PolandŁeba-Rąbka[citation needed]54.754486°N 17.517919°E1963–197336    Polish rockets
 Nazi-occupied PolandV-2 missile launch site, Blizna50.18190°N 21.61620°E1943–1944[citation needed]139    Nazi-German V-2 rockets
 Soviet Union/ RussiaKapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast48.57807°N 46.25420°E1957–[citation needed]  Orbital  Previously for satellite launches[40]
 Soviet Union/ RussiaNyonoksa64.64928°N 39.18721°E1965–1997[citation needed]   
 Soviet Union/ RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome62°55′32″N 40°34′40″E1966–>1000  760 000 kg  Orbital  
 SpainEl Arenosillo37.09687°N 6.73863°W1966–[citation needed]>500   720 km[41]  
 SwedenNausta66.357202°N 19.275813°E1961–1961[citation needed]1  30 kg  <80 km  Arcas rocket for atmospheric research.[42]
 SwedenKronogård66.4147°N 19.2767°E1961–196418  700 kg  135 km  ArcasNike-Cajun and Nike-Apache rockets for atmospheric research.
 SwedenEsrangeKiruna67.89342°N 21.10429°E1966–1972150  700 kg  237 km  Operated by ESRO.[43]
 SwedenEsrangeKiruna67.89342°N 21.10429°E1972–[citation needed]300  12 400 kg  717 km  Operated by SSC.[43] Major programmes: MaxusTEXUSMaser, stratospheric balloons.
 United KingdomHighdown Test SiteIsle of Wight50.6639345°N 1.5763664°W1956–19710 This site was used for static tests of assembled rockets only prior to them being shipped to Australia for launch.[44]
 United KingdomSouth Uist57.33000°N 7.33000°W1959–1 (2015)approx 1300 kg plus payload First space launch from the UK took place from here in October 2015 as part of 'At Sea Demonstration 15' . The rocket was an American 'Terrier-Orion' sounding rocket.[45]

Proposed or planned spaceports in Europe

North America

CountryLocationCoordinatesOperational dateNumber of rocket launchesHeaviest rocket launchedHighest achieved altitudeNotes
 CanadaChurchill Rocket Research RangeManitoba58.73430°N 93.82030°W1954–19983500+  Canadian Army.[54]
 CanadaResolute BayNunavut74.6870°N 94.8962°W1966–197117    National Research Council Canada.[55]
 CanadaHall Beach, Nunavut68.77607°N 81.24346°W1971–19717   270 km  
 CanadaSouthendSaskatchewan56°20′N 103°14′W1980–19802  1 200 kg   
 Greenland ( Denmark)Thule Air Base76.4240°N 68.2936°W1964–1980   Former US Air Force launch site[56]
 United StatesClark University Physics LaboratoryWorcester, Massachusetts42°15′04″N 71°49′23″W1914–1920s~10  Robert H. Goddard's first experimental rockets, starting with powder-based fuels. Was also site of liquid rocket engine tests before being launched in nearby Auburn.[57](p74)
 United StatesGoddard Test SiteAuburn, Massachusetts42.21882°N 71.81194°W1925–19305  Open field chosen as rocket test site in 1925; launch site of Robert H. Goddard's first liquid fuel rockets beginning on 16 March 1926.[57](p143)
 United StatesEden Valley Test SiteRoswell, New Mexico33.62600°N 104.50000°W1930–1941>30  Used for Goddard's later rocket tests.
 United StatesWallops Flight FacilityDelmarva PeninsulaVirginia37.84621°N 75.47938°W1945–1600+  Now operated by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.[58] In 2019, Rocket Lab built their first US launch facility here.[59]
 United StatesWhite Sands Missile RangeNew Mexico32.56460°N 106.35908°W1945–7500+  Military and civilian flights. Served as alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle.[60]
 United StatesNevada Test and Training Range (formerly Nellis Air Force Range)36.77150°N 116.11374°W1946–1970s2000+  [61]
 United StatesCape Canaveral Space Force StationFlorida28.46675°N 80.55852°W1949–1000+ Interstellar  Commercial and U.S. Government unmanned missions. Adjacent to NASA KSC.
 United StatesVandenberg Air Force BaseCalifornia34.77204°N 120.60124°W1958–500+ Interplanetary Satellites, ballistic missile tests. Government and commercial launches.[62] Also launches SpaceX rockets.
 United StatesKennedy Space CenterFlorida28.6082°N 80.6040°W1962–151  3 000 000 kg  Interplanetary  Launched each NASA manned mission. Adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
 United StatesPacific Missile Range FacilityHawaii22.02278°N 159.785°W1963–   Used for testing of antiballistic missile and missile tracking by the US Navy.
 United StatesKeweenawMichigan47.42980°N 87.71443°W1964–1971[citation needed]50+770 kg  <160 km  Currently inactive
 United StatesPacific Spaceport ComplexKodiakAlaska57.43533°N 152.33931°W1991–26  86 000 kg  Orbital  Ballistic missile interceptor tests, satellite launches. Alaska Aerospace Corporation.[63]
 United StatesMid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Delmarva PeninsulaVirginia37.833378°N 75.483284°W1995–22  89 805 kg  Lunar  Operates in partnership with NASA, adjacent to Wallops Flight Facility. Designed for both commercial and government launches.[64]
 United StatesMojave Air and Space PortCalifornia35.05910°N 118.14880°W2003–20+ 112 km  Adjacent to Edwards AFB. Privately funded, horizontal-launch spaceport. Xoie, Xombie, Xodiac (Masten Space Systems); SpaceShipOneSpaceShipTwo (Scaled CompositesVirgin Galactic); Launcher One (Virgin Orbit).
 United StatesSpaceport AmericaUpham, New Mexico32.88943°N 106.99945°W2006–50+  Sub-orbital commercial and planned space tourist launches. Operated by the state of New Mexico with Virgin Galactic as the anchor tenant.[65][66][67][68] Adjacent to White Sands Missile Range.

Additional rocket launch sites in North America

Please delete items or move them to the table above with appropriate data and references.

Proposed or planned Spaceports in North America

South America

CountryLocationCoordinatesOperational dateNumber of rocket launchesHeaviest rocket launchedHighest achieved altitudeNotes
 ArgentinaPuerto Belgrano38.9628°S 61.715°WTBALaunch pad for Tronador II under construction (CONAE)
 ArgentinaPunta Indio35.523889°S 57.183889°W2014–3  7 076 kg  [82]2.2 km  Civilian Launch Test Site (CONAE)
 ArgentinaCELPA30.12737°S 66.34082°W1962–1974 / 2011–100 (approximately) 933 kg  550 km  Military Launch Test Site (CITIDEF)
 ArgentinaSerrezuela30.6333°S 65.3833°W20091  500 kg  40 km  Military test (Gradicom I)
 ArgentinaLas Palmas27.09531°S 58.75352°W1966–19662  3 400 kg  270 km  During a solar eclipse, with Titus rockets.
 ArgentinaTartagal22.76158°S 63.82381°W1966–1966   During a solar eclipse
 ArgentinaMar Chiquita37.72427°S 57.40512°W1968–197211    
 ArgentinaVilla Reynolds33.72460°S 65.37730°W1973–19732    
 ArgentinaPampa de Achala31.5833°S 64.8333°W1961–19628  28 kg  25 km  First Argentine launch site.
 BrazilNatal/Barreira5.86600°S 35.38300°W1965–233   1100 km  
 BrazilPraia do Cassino32.08338°S 52.16725°W1966–196627    
 BrazilAlcântara Launch CenterMaranhão2.3160°S 44.3676°W1990–35  6 737 kg  956 km  Brazilian Air ForceBrazilian Space Agency. Planned satellite launches.
 French GuianaGuiana Space CentreKourou5.23739°N 52.76950°W1968–<200  777 000 kg  Interplanetary  Operated by CNES for ESA; launch base for Arianespace. Commercial and governmental launches.
 PeruChilca Launch Range12.50477°S 76.79849°W1974-1983<65   590 km  Sounding rocket launch location.[83]
 PeruChilca PLOB, Punta Lobos Range12.50000°S 76.8000°W198332  2 000 kg  590 km  Sounding rocket launch location. Possibly part of, or identical to, Chilca Launch Range.

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 Dutch SurinameCoronie5.87241°N 56.28908°W1965–19654   205 km  

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