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The following is a list of spaceports:

Contents

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

USA

Canada

Greenland

South America

Brazil

French Guiana

Oceania

Australia

Open ocean

See also

References

Africa

Country	Location	Operational date	Notes
Algiers	Hammaguira French Special Weapons Test Center	1952-1967	Operated by France. Launched un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. [1].
Congo (Zaire)	Kapani Tonneo OTRAG Launch Center	1977-1978	Launched rockets to the upper atmosphere. Operated by private German company OTRAG. [2]
Kenya	Broglio Space Centre (San Marco), Malindi	1964-1988	Operated by Italy. Launched un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. [3] [4]
South Africa	Overberg South African Test Center	1989-1990	Launched test mission rockets only. [5]
Libya	Tawiwa OTRAG Launch Center	1981-1982	Launched test mission rockets only. Operated by private German company OTRAG. [6]

Asia

Country	Location	Operational date	Notes
China	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center	1970-present	Launches manned missions. [7]
China	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center	1980-present	Used for polar orbit satellites. [8]
China	Wenchang Satellite Launch Center	2010 (?)	Under construction, intended for the chinese manned lunar program. [9]
China	Xichang Satellite Launch Center	1984-present	Used for geo-synchronous satellites and unmanned lunar probes.[1] [10]
India	Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota), Andhra Pradesh	1971-present	Launched un-manned satellites and future manned missions into Earth orbit. [11]
Iran	Emamshahr Space Center	1998	Iranian military testing range and sounding rocket launch site of the Iranian Space Agency. [12]
Iran	Qom Space Center	1991	Military testing range. [13]
Iraq	Al-Anbar Test Centre	1989	Out of function. Intended for launch of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit.[14]
Israel	Palmachim Air Force Base	1987-present	Launched un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. [15]
Japan	Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island	1967-present	Launched un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. [16]
Japan	Uchinoura Space Center	1962-present	Launched un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. [17]
Kazakhstan	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	1957-present	Launched first manned rocket to Earth orbit. Operated by Russia. [18]
Korea, North	Musudan-ri	1998-present	Launched un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. [19]
Korea, South	Goheung Korea Space Center	2007 (?)	Intends for launchs of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit . [20]
Pakistan	Sonmiani Launch Center, Las Bela, Balochistan	?	Sounding rocket launch site and missile testing range that intends for launchs of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit by SUPARCO. [21]
Russia	Svobodny Cosmodrome, Amur Oblast	1957-present	ICBM base converted for launchs of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit [22].
Russia	Yasny Cosmodrome (Dombarovskiy), Orenburg Oblast	2006-present	ICBM base converted for launchs of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit [23].
Singapore	Singapore spaceport	2009 (?)	Under construction.
UAE	Ras Al Khaimah spaceport	(?)	Proposed.

Europe

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

Country	Location	Operational date	Notes
Norway	Andøya Rocket Range	1962-present	Launched un-manned rockets into upper atmosphera. [24].
Russia	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	1957-present	Launched of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit. Now not uses for such launches [25].
Russia	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast	1957-present	Since 1966 launched of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit [26].
Sweden	Esrange Rocket Centre, Kiruna	1966-present	For launch of un-manned satellites into Earth orbit indended by private OTRAG company and intends for light european launchers of ESA etc. [27].
Sweden	Spaceport Sweden, Kiruna	Proposed	For launch of space tourists by Virgin Galactic.

North America

USA

★ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island, Florida - Launches manned missions.

★ Corn Ranch, Van Horn, Texas

★ Kennedy Space Center, also on Merritt Island, Florida

★ Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

★ Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) / Wallops Flight Facility, on the Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia

★ Mojave Spaceport, Mojave, California

★ Oklahoma Spaceport, Burns Flat, Oklahoma [28][29][30]

★ Spaceport America[31], Upham, New Mexico

★ Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

★ Spaceport Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, (proposed)

Canada

★ Cape Breton space center, Nova Scotia (proposed)

★ Cape Rich, LFCATC Meaford, Grey County, Ontario (proposed)

★ Spaceport Canada, Fort Churchill, Churchill, Manitoba (proposed)

Greenland

★ Thule (proposed)

South America

Brazil

★ Alcantara Launch Center, Maranhão, Brazil

French Guiana

★ Guiana Space Center at Kourou, French Guiana (Operated by the French CNES for the European Space Agency)

Oceania

Australia

★ Woomera, South Australia (former, and proposed)

★ Christmas Island Spaceport, Christmas Island, Australia (Proposed)

★ Cape York Spaceport, Cape York, Australia (Proposed for operate by Ukraine)

Open ocean

★ Ocean Odyssey complex, operated by private company Sea Launch, with a converted oil platform between Long Beach, California, where a rocket is collected, and the equator, where the rocket is launched from the platform

★ Russian Delta class submarines that launches un-manned satellites into Earth orbit by converted from ICBM launcher Shtil since 1998 from Barents Sea [32]

See also

★ Rocket launch sites

References

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