List of rocket launch sites

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 Countries in alphabetical order within a table Launch sites within a country are sorted chronologically according to start of operations

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 (unless orbital) Notes – comments

Major/active spaceports are shown in bold.

Africa

Country Location Coordinates Operational date Number of rocket launches Heaviest rocket launched Highest achieved altitude Notes French AlgeriaCentre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux (CIEES), Hammaguir1947–1967230  18,000 kgOrbital  Operated by France.Reggane1961–196510       Shaba North, Kapani Tonneo OTRAG Launch Center1975–19793    <50 km  German OTRAG rockets.Jabal Hamzah ballistic missile test and launch facility1962–19736      Testing SRBMs Al Zafir and Al KahirBroglio Space Centre (San Marco), Malindi1964–198827  20,000 kg  Orbital  Scout rockets, operated by ASI and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. LibyaSabha, Tawiwa OTRAG Launch Center1981–19872    50  kmGerman OTRAG rockets after site in Zaire closed.Nouadhibou1973–19731      During a solar eclipseOverberg South African Test Centre1986–1993, 2000s–       Launched test mission rockets only.

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

Country Location Coordinates Operational date Heaviest rocket launched Highest achieved altitude NotesBase 603, Shijiedu, Guangde1960–19661,000 kg<60  km Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center1970–464,000 kgOrbital  Human spaceflightTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center1980–249,000 kgOrbital  Polar satellitesXichang Satellite Launch Center1984–459,000 kgInterplanetary  Geo-synchronous satellites, lunar probes.Wenchang Satellite Launch Center2016–879,000 kgInterplanetary  New site on Hainan Island with pads for Long March 5 and Long March 7 rocketsJingyu     Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (Thumba Equatorial), Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala1962–   Orbital Primarily used as the launch site for Sounding rockets.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) , ISROSatish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota Range), Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh1971–690,000 kgInterplanetary Polar and Geosynchronous Satellites; Lunar and Mars probes.Abdul Kalam Island, Bhadrak District, Odisha 1980–   Sub-Orbital Military integrated testing range for advanced guided missiles.LAPAN Rocket Launcher Station, Pameungpeuk, Garut1965–765 kg  100 km  Qom Space Center1991    Military testingShahroud Space Center1998–   Orbital Military tests and missile sounding for ISA Under the control of IRGCASFSemnan spaceport2009–  Orbital  Al-Anbar Test Center198948,000 kg   Out of function Al-AbidPalmachim Air Force Base1987–70000 kg  Orbital  Akita Rocket Range1956–1990  343 kmUchinoura Space Center1962–139,000 kgInterplanetary  Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park, Taiki, Hokkaido2010–1,000 kg115 kmSuborbital and future orbital launch site for Interstellar Technologies and Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island1967–445,000 kgInterplanetary  Spaceport Kii, Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture2024–Orbital Orbital launch site for Space OneRyori1970–2001    Sounding rocket launch site for the Japan Meteorological Agency1963–1965    Eighteen launches of small rocketsObachi1961–   105 kmballoon-launched Kappa sounding rockets/ (Operated by ) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam1955–2,400,000 kgInterplanetary  First satellite, first human in space. Operated by Russia./ (Partly operated by )Sary Shagan1958–    Military testing ground for anti-missile weapons. Part of the testing ground is rented by Russian Ministry of Defense.Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground1998–    Military rockets; satellite launchSohae Satellite Launching Station2012–    Military rockets; satellite launchAnheung Proving Ground1993–    Naro Space Center, Goheung2008– 200,000 kg Orbital  Attempted satellite launchesGan Island    Several rockets of the Kookaburra type were launched from a pad at 0°41' S and 73°9' EEtlaq Spaceport2024-   140 kmSuborbital launchesSonmiani Satellite Launch Center, Las Bela, Balochistan1960s–Missile Facilities – Flight Test Range, Sonmiani Beach , NTI    Sounding rockets & missile testing for SUPARCOKheysa1956–2008     Arctic sounding rocket launch site/ Svobodny Cosmodrome, Amur Oblast1957–200747,000 kg  Orbital  ICBM base converted for satellitesSovetskaya Gavan1963–1964  402 km/ Okhotsk1981–2005  1000 kmYasny Cosmodrome (formerly Dombarovsky), Orenburg Oblast2006–211,000 kgOrbital  ICBM base converted for satellitesVostochny Cosmodrome, Amur Oblast2016– Lunar  Facility on Russian territory to supplement Baikonur Cosmodrome in KazakhstanGangzi Station, Haiqian, Pingtung County1988–10,000 kg300 kmScience and technology developmentNantian Launch Facility, Taitung County, 2016–    Used by TiSPACE for testing and launching

Proposed or planned spaceports and rocket launch sites in Asia Biak Spaceport, Indonesia SSLV Launch Complex, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India.ISRO plan more launches, Rediff, January 05, 2014 Iran, Chabahar Space Center , Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan (expansion of the Taiki Multi-Purpose Aerospace Park, used by Interstellar Technologies and )

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.

Country Location Coordinates Operational date Number of rocket launches Heaviest rocket launched Highest achieved altitude NotesAhtopol1984–199028475 kg90 kmIle du Levant1948–1970s      Missile test site Rocket Launch Site Berlin, Berlin-Tegel 1930–1933    4 kmPeenemünde/Greifswalder Oie1942–19453000+  12,500 kg175 kmV-2 rockets during World War II, first rocket to reach space 20 June 1944Cuxhaven)1945–1964    >110 kmHespenbusch, Großenkneten1952–1957    <10 kmZingst1970–199267  130 kg80 kmKoroni1966–1989371    114 kmSalto di Quirra1964–      Andøya Space Center1962–1200+  800 kg500 km Rockets to the upper atmosphere. Used by Isar Aerospace for orbital launches of Spectrum.Marka1983–1984  16 kg  SvalRak1997–       Nazi-occupied PolandSS-Proving Ground Westpreußen today Poland (Tuchola Forest)1944–1945      Nazi-German V-2 rocketsLeba in Pommern since 1945 part of Poland1941–1945      Nazi-German rocketsŁeba-Rąbka1963–197336      Polish rockets Nazi-occupied PolandV-2 missile launch site, Blizna1943–1944139      Nazi-German V-2 rockets/Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast1957–    Orbital  Previously for satellite launches/Nyonoksa1965–1997      /Plesetsk Cosmodrome1966–1000+  760,000 kgOrbital  El Arenosillo1966–500+    720 kmFormerly used only by INTA, now used by Zero 2 Infinity and PLD SpaceNausta1961–19611  30 kg  <80 km  Plutnik rocket.Kronogård1961–196418  700 kg135 kmArcas, Nike-Cajun and Nike-Apache rockets for atmospheric research.Esrange, Kiruna1966– 450   12,400 kg   717 km  Operated by ESRO. Operated by SSC since 1972. Major programmes: Maxus, TEXUS, Maser, stratospheric balloons.South Uist1959, 2015, 202221300~ kg  First test launch in 1959. First space launch from the UK took place here in October 2015 as part of 'At Sea Demonstration 15' of an American 'Terrier-Orion' sounding rocket.

Proposed or planned spaceports in Europe Spaceport Sweden, Kiruna Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK Sutherland spaceport, Scotland, UK Was formally approved by the Scotland Highland Council in August 2020Scottish spaceport formally approved by Highland Council, William Graham, NasaSpaceFlight.com, 20 August 2020. Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal Andøya Spaceport, Norway El Hierro Launch Centre, Canary Islands, Spain Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, Italy

North America