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Mapped: The World’s Rocket Launch Sites

From Sputnik 1 to today’s massive satellite constellations, every object in space was launched from just a handful of locations.

The map above, from BryceTech, is a comprehensive look at the world’s spaceports (both orbital and sub-orbital) as well as ballistic missile test sites.

The World’s Major Spaceports

Though the graphic above is a detailed list of many types of rocket launch sites, we’ll focus on major sites that are sending satellites and passengers into sub-orbit, orbit, and beyond.

Launch Facility	Location	Country
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station	Florida	U.S.
Cape Canaveral Spaceport	Florida	U.S.
Kennedy Space Center	Florida	U.S.
Cecil Field Spaceport	Florida	U.S.
Colorado Air & Space Port	Colorado	U.S.
Vandenberg Air Force Base	California	U.S.
Mojave Air and Space Port	California	U.S.
Oklahoma Air & Space Port	Oklahoma	U.S.
Poker Flat Research Range	Alaska	U.S.
Pacific Spaceport Complex	Alaska	U.S.
Spaceport America	New Mexico	U.S.
Launch Site One (Corn Ranch)	Texas	U.S.
Houston Spaceport	Texas	U.S.
Midland Air & Space Port	Texas	U.S.
SpaceX Development and Test Facility	Texas	U.S.
SpaceX Starbase	Texas	U.S.
Spaceport Camden	Georgia	U.S.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport	Virginia	U.S.
Wallops Flight Facility	Virginia	U.S.
Reagan Test Site	Kwajalein Atoll	Marshall Islands
Naro Space Center	Outer Naro Island	South Korea
Sohae Satellite Launching Station	North Pyongan Province	North Korea
Kapustin Yar	Astrakhan Oblast	Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome	Arkhangelsk Oblast	Russia
Vostochny Cosmodrome	Amur Oblast	Russia
Yasny Launch Base	Orenburg Oblast	Russia
Arnhem Space Centre	(Read more...)