List of rocket launch sites
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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 condenced lists under the tables.
Shorter lists with the most well-known spaceports:
- A list of spaceports for human spaceflight is available in the article Spaceport.
- A list of spaceports for satellite launches is available in the article Spaceport.
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[edit] Table Specification
[edit] Sorting order
- A table for each continent;
- Countries in alphabetical order within a table;
- Launch sites within a country are sorted cronologically according to start of operations.
[edit] 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
[edit] Africa
[edit] Asia
Note that some Russian cosmodromes appear in this section, some in the section Europe
[edit] Proposed or planned spaceports and rocket launch sites in Asia
- Biak Spaceport, Papua province, Indonesia (Indonesia/Russia)
- Ras Al Khaimah spaceport, United Arab Emirates[27]
- Singapore spaceport[28]
- Tongch'ang-dong Space Launch Center, North Korea, 39°39′29″N 124°42′41″E / 39.658075°N 124.7114754°E[29]
- Vostochny Cosmodrome, Amur Oblast, Russia[30]
- Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China[31][32]
[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
[edit] Proposed or planned spaceports in Europe
- Spaceport Sweden, Kiruna[37]
[edit] North America
[edit] Additional rocket launch sites in North America
Please delete items or move them to the table above with appropriate data and references.
[edit] Proposed or planned spaceports in North America
- Spaceport America, Upham, New Mexico, 32°53′22″N 106°59′58″W / 32.88943°N 106.99945°W
- Spaceport Canada, near Fort Churchill, Manitoba, 58°44′03″N 93°49′13″W / 58.73430°N 93.82030°W
- Oklahoma Spaceport, Burns Flat,[48][49]
- Corn Ranch, Van Horn, Texas
- Spaceport Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 43°45′04″N 87°42′50″W / 43.751°N 87.714°W
- Cape Breton Spaceport (aka Cape Breton Space Center), Nova Scotia,[50]
- Cape Rich, LFCATC Meaford, Ontario[51]
[edit] South America
[edit] Proposed or planned spaceports in South America
[edit] Australia and New Zealand
| Country | Location | Coordinates | Operational date | Number of rocket launches | Heaviest rocket launched | Highest achieved altitude | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Woomera Test Range | 30°57′32″S 136°30′13″E / 30.95875°S 136.50366°E | 1950s– | 28 000 kg | Orbital | British/Australian government research facility. Missile testing, 2 satellite launches. | |
| Australia | Carnarvon | 24°29′08″S 113°24′31″E / 24.48564°S 113.40866°E | 1964–1965 | 12 | 120 km | ||
| Australia | Lancelin | 30°58′59″S 115°19′04″E / 30.98309°S 115.31774°E | 1974-1974 | 2 | During a total solar eclipse | ||
| New Zealand | Birdling's Flat | 43°49′01″S 172°40′59″E / 43.81700°S 172.68300°E |
[edit] Proposed or planned spaceports in Australia and New Zealand
- Cape York (Australia, 12°15′00″S 143°06′00″E / 12.25000°S 143.10000°E), Proposed site for Russian Zenit launches.[52][53]
- Christmas Island, planned by Australia[54] and Japan[55]
[edit] Other
| Country | Location | Coordinates | Operational date | Number of rocket launches | Heaviest rocket launched | Highest achieved altitude | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Island | Omelek | 9°02′53″N 167°44′35″E / 9.048167°N 167.743083°E | 1950s- | 39 000 kg | Orbital | ICBM base converted for satellites. SpaceX, Falcon. Close to the equator. | |
| Ocean Odyssey complex | Mobile | 1999– | 30 | 462 000 kg | Orbital | Mobile satellite launch platform operated by Sea Launch. Uses a converted oil platform that plies between Long Beach, California, where a Zenit-3SL rocket is collected, and the equator, where the rocket is launched. | |
| Russian Delta class submarines | Mobile | 1998– | 2 | 30 000 kg | Orbital | Launch of unmanned satellites into Earth orbit via converted SLBM missile Shtil from the Barents Sea. |
[edit] Additional rocket launch sites in the oceans and Antarctica
Please delete items or move them to the table above with appropriate data and references.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hammaguira – astronautix.com
- ^ Kapani Tonneo – astronautix.com
- ^ San Marco – astronautix.com
- ^ Tawiwa – astronautix.com
- ^ Overberg – astronautix.com
- ^ Jiuquan – astronautix.com
- ^ Taiyuan – astronautix.com
- ^ ""嫦娥一号"发射时间确定 但未到公布时机". XINHUA Online. July 7, 2007. http://news3.xinhuanet.com/tech/2007-07/07/content_6340313.htm. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
- ^ Xichang – astronautix.com
- ^ Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO
- ^ Sriharikota – astronautix.com
- ^ Qom – astronautix.com
- ^ Emamshahr – astronautix.com
- ^ Al Anbar – astronautix.com
- ^ Palmachim – astronautix.com
- ^ Kagoshima – astronautix.com
- ^ Tanegashima – astronautix.com
- ^ Baikonur – astronautix.com
- ^ Musudan – astronautix.com
- ^ Goheung – astronautix.com
- ^ Missile Facilities – Flight Test Range, Sonmiani Beach, NTI
- ^ Sonmiani – astronautix.com
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Svobodniy – astronautix.com
- ^ Dombarovsky – astronautix.com
- ^ Space Adventures Announces $265 Million Global Spaceport Development Project, Space Adventures, February 17, 2006
- ^ Spaceport Singapore
- ^ "消息人士：朝鲜试验远程导弹发动机". 俄罗斯新闻网. 2008-09-16. http://rusnews.cn/guojiyaowen/guoji_anquan/20080916/42269572.html. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ [3]
- ^ China to use jumbo rocket for delivery of lunar rover, space station, People's Daily Online, March 11, 2008
- ^ China's 4th Satellite Launch Center to Be Built in Hainan – CHINA.ORG.CN
- ^ Andoya – astronautix.com
- ^ Kapustin Yar – astronautix.com
- ^ http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausta
- ^ a b Kiruna – astronautix.com
- ^ Spaceport Sweden
- ^ Fort Churchill – astronautix.com
- ^ Thule AFB – astronautix.com
- ^ Wallops Flight Facility (NASA)
- ^ White Sands, Astronautix
- ^ Nevada Test Site – astronautix.com
- ^ Vandenberg – astronautix.com
- ^ Kodiak Launch Complex, AADC
- ^ spaceportamerica.com
- ^ Spaceport America – astronautix.com
- ^ Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport website
- ^ Oklahoma Spaceport website
- ^ Spaceport Oklahoma Licensed by FAA, SpecRef.com, October 15, 2001
- ^ PlanetSpace still plans to blast-off from Cape Breton, chairman says, CBC News, February 21, 2008
- ^ Rocketeers pick Canadian launch site, MSNBC, June 2, 2005
- ^ Spaceports Around the World: Australia's Woomera and Weipa Spaceports, spacetoday.org
- ^ Cape York – astronautix.com
- ^ Christmas Island – astronautix.com
- ^ High Speed Flight Demonstration project (HSFD), JAXA
[edit] External links
- Overview of rocket launch sites worldwide – astronautix.com
- Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral – nasa.gov
- Description and map of Cape Canaveral – astronautix.com
- Missile Range Tool – Carlos Labs
- Baikonur – russianspaceweb.com
- Description and map of Baikonur – astronautix.com
- Description and map of Kourou – astronautix.com
- Rocket launch site Kiruna – astronautix.com
- Homepage of Esrange – ssc.se
- Rocket launch site Salto di Quirra – astronautix.com
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