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Launch Site Database
Comprehensive profiles of the world's orbital and suborbital launch facilities -- from historic cosmodromes to next-generation commercial spaceports.
23
Active Sites
66
Total Launch Pads
~244
Annual Launches (est.)
14
Countries
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Latitude Advantage Visualization
Launch sites closer to the equator benefit from Earth's rotational velocity (~465 m/s at equator), reducing fuel needed for geostationary transfer orbits. High-latitude sites excel at polar and SSO missions.
0° (Equator)15°30°45°60°+
Cape Canaveral Space Force S...
28.5°
Kennedy Space Center (LC-39A...
28.6°
Vandenberg Space Force Base
34.7°
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cen...
41.0°
Xichang Satellite Launch Cen...
28.2°
Baikonur Cosmodrome
46.0°
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
39.3°
Jiuquan Commercial Launch Zo...
41.0°
Wenchang Space Launch Site
19.6°
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Cen...
38.8°
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
62.9°
Guiana Space Centre (CSG)
5.2°
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (...
13.7°
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spacep...
37.8°
Starbase (Boca Chica)
26.0°
Spaceport America
33.0°
Vostochny Cosmodrome
51.9°
Tanegashima Space Center
30.4°
Pacific Spaceport Complex - ...
57.4°
Naro Space Center
34.4°
Imam Khomeini Space Launch T...
35.2°
Uchinoura Space Center
31.3°
Alcantara Launch Center
2.4°
Palmachim Airbase
31.9°
SaxaVord Spaceport
60.8°
Andoya Spaceport
69.3°
Space Hub Sutherland
58.5°
Data compiled from public sources including FAA, ESA, CNSA, Roscosmos, and operator disclosures. Annual launch rates are approximate estimates based on recent activity.