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Launch sites that have sent rockets toward orbit. GCAT groups the parts of one complex: Baikonur covers the Soviet NIIP-5 and the Russian GIK-5, Cape Canaveral includes Kennedy Space Center, Vandenberg includes Point Arguello.

46 spaceports
Soviet UnionPlesetsk1,6881966–2026 · 96.0% success62.9°N 40.5°ESoviet UnionBaikonur1,5601957–2026 · 92.1% success46.0°N 63.0°EUnited StatesCape Canaveral & Kennedy1,4021957–2026 · 94.4% success28.5°N 80.5°WUnited StatesVandenberg9391959–2026 · 92.5% success34.6°N 120.6°WFrench GuianaKourou3361970–2026 · 94.9% success5.2°N 52.8°WChinaJiuquan3011970–2026 · 92.7% success41.3°N 100.3°EChinaXichang2421984–2026 · 95.9% success28.2°N 102.0°EChinaTaiyuan1621988–2026 · 96.3% success37.5°N 112.6°EIndiaSriharikota1031979–2026 · 88.3% success13.6°N 80.3°ESoviet UnionKapustin Yar1011961–2008 · 84.2% success48.5°N 45.8°EJapanTanegashima1001975–2026 · 94.0% success30.4°N 131.0°ENew ZealandMahia852017–2026 · 95.3% success39.3°S 177.9°EUnited StatesWallops591960–2026 · 91.5% success37.8°N 75.5°WChinaWenchang512016–2026 · 94.1% success19.6°N 111.0°EJapanUchinoura (Kagoshima)431966–2022 · 76.7% success31.2°N 131.1°EKiribatiKiritimati (Sea Launch)361999–2014 · 91.7% success0.0°N 154.0°WRussiaVostochny261997–2025 · 96.2% success51.7°N 128.0°EChinaHainan Commercial Spaceport252024–2026 · 100.0% success19.6°N 110.9°EChinaYellow Sea (sea launch)212019–2026 · 100.0% success34.9°N 121.2°EIranSemnan162008–2025 · 40.0% success35.2°N 53.9°EIsraelPalmachim131988–2025 · 84.6% success31.9°N 34.7°EUnited StatesStarbase112024–2026 · 81.8% success26.0°N 97.2°WMarshall IslandsKwajalein102000–2026 · 70.0% success9.0°N 167.7°ERussiaYasny102006–2015 · 100.0% success50.8°N 59.5°EKenyaSan Marco91967–1988 · 100.0% success2.9°S 40.2°EChinaSea launch platforms91998–2026 · 88.9% success21.3°N 112.0°EUnited StatesKodiak92001–2023 · 55.6% success57.4°N 152.3°WSouth KoreaNaro82009–2026 · 62.5% success34.4°N 127.5°ENorth KoreaSohae72012–2024 · 42.9% success39.7°N 124.7°EUnited StatesChina Lake61958–1958 · 0.0% success35.6°N 117.2°WAustraliaWoomera61967–1971 · 33.3% success30.9°S 136.5°EIranShahroud62020–2024 · 83.3% success36.2°N 55.3°EUnited StatesEdwards AFB51990–1994 · 80.0% success34.9°N 117.8°WUnited StatesMojave52020–2022 · 80.0% success35.0°N 118.1°WAlgeriaHammaguir41965–1967 · 100.0% success30.9°N 3.1°WBrazilAlcantara41997–2025 · 0.0% success2.3°S 44.4°WJapanKii32024–2026 · 0.0% success33.5°N 135.9°ENorth KoreaTonghae21998–2009 · 0.0% success40.9°N 129.7°ENorwayAndøya22025–2026 · 50.0% success69.3°N 16.0°EChinaEast China Sea (sea launch)22026–2026 · 100.0% success31.2°N 123.7°ESpainGando11997–1997 · 100.0% success27.9°N 15.3°WUnited StatesKauai12015–2015 · 0.0% success22.1°N 159.8°WChinaTYSC?12021–2021 · 100.0% successUnited KingdomNewquay12023–2023 · 0.0% success50.4°N 5.0°WSouth KoreaJeju (sea launch)12023–2023 · 100.0% success33.2°N 126.4°EAustraliaBowen12025–2025 · 0.0% success20.0°S 148.1°E

Source: GCAT launch sites database and launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).