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SPACE LAUNCH REPORT ORBITAL SPACE LAUNCH SITE LISTING
Including Links to Google Earth Maps
Updated March 14, 2025 by Ed Kyle
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AUSTRALIA
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Woomera
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LA-5B: (Black Arrow 1969-70, dismantled) [30.972 S, 136.475 E]
LA-6A: (Europa 1966-71, dismantled) [31.074 S, 136.439 E]
LA-6B: (Europa, never used, dismantled) [31.079 S, 136.445 E]
LA-8: (Redstone-Sparta, 1966-67, retired) [31.034 S, 136.463 E]
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Bowen Spaceport: (Gilmour Eris) [19.958 S, 148.114 E]
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CHINA
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Jiuquan (50-70 deg recoverable) (JQ)
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LC 2/Pad 5020 (2A): (CZ-1)(Site retired) [41.306 N, 100.314 E]
LC 2/Pad 138 (2B): (CZ-2C, CZ-2D)(Site retired) [41.309 N, 100.317 E]
LC 3: (DF-2/3)(Site Retired) [41.282 N, 100.305 E]
LC 43/Pad 90 (SLS 4R): (CZ-2F, 1999- ) [40.958 N, 100.291 E]
LC 43/Pad 94 (SLS 4L): (CZ-2D,-4C,-4B, 2003- ) [40.961 N, 100.298 E]
LC 95A (KZ-1(A) (2013- ) [40.972 N, 100.364 E]
LC 95B (CZ-11, KT-2, Ceres-1, etc 2015- ) [40.969 N, 100.343 E]
LC 96 (ZQ-2, 2022- ) [40.915 N, 100.245 E]
LC 120 (Tianlong-2, 2019- ) [40.856 N, 100.199 E]
LC 130 (Lijian-1, etc 2019- ) [40.818 N, 100.224 E]
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Wenchang (CZ-7, CZ-5) (WC)
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Pad 201 (East): (CZ-7(A)/8(A))(2016- ) [19.619 N, 110.955 E]
Pad 101 (West): (CZ-5(B))(2016- ) [19.614 N, 110.951 E]
CZ-10 Pad: (20??- ) [19.610 N, 110.944 E]
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Hainan Commercial Launch Site (CZ-8, CZ-12) (WC)
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LC 1 (West): (CZ-8)(2025- ) [19.597 N, 110.931 E]
LC 2 (East): (CZ-12)(2024- ) [19.598 N, 110.936 E]
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Xichang (only LH2 site, for GTO) (XC)
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Pad 1: (CZ-3, CZ-2C) [28.247 N, 102.029 E]
Pad 2: (CZ-2E, CZ-3A, CZ-3B) [28.246 N, 102.027 E]
Pad 3(Former 1 Rebuilt 2006): (CZ-3A) [28.247 N, 102.029 E]
Pad ?: (KT-1 ASAT?, Retired?) [28.250 N, 102.023 E]
Pad 4: (KZ-1A, CZ-11) (2020- ) [28.243 N, 102.033 E]
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Taiyuan (LEO/P or LEO/S) (TY)
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LC 7: (CZ-2C, CZ-4B)(1988-2009) [38.849 N, 111.608 E]
LC 9: (CZ-4B/C)(2008- ) [38.863 N, 111.589 E]
LC 9A: (CZ-6A) (2022- ) [38.859 N, 111.585 E]
LC 16: (CZ-6, KZ-1A)(2015- ) [38.868 N, 111.580 E]
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EUROPE/ARIANESPACE
Kourou, French Guiana (KO)
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ZLV: (was ELA 1 for Ariane 1-3, 1979-1989,
rebuilt for Vega, 2012- ) [5.236 N, 52.775 W]
ZL2: (Ariane 2-4, 1986-2003) [5.232 N, 52.776 W]
ZL3: (Ariane 5, 1996-2023) [5.239 N, 52.769 W]
ELS: (Soyuz-2, 2011-2022) [5.304 N, 52.835 W]
ZL4: (Ariane 6, 2024- ) [5.265 N, 52.792 W]
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FRANCE/ALGERIA
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Hammaguir, Algeria
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Brigitte Pad: (Diamant-A, 1965-67) [30.871 N, 3.008 W]
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INDIA
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Sriharikota (SRI)
Satish Dhawan Space Center
PSLV Pad (PSLV, GSLV): [13.733 N, 80.235 E]
SLP: (PSLV, GSLV, first launch 2005) [13.720 N, 80.230 E]
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IRAN
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Semnan, Iran (SE) Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
Semnan (SE) Dasht-e-Kavir Desert
Safir Pad: [35.234 N, 53.921 E]
Simorgh Pad: [35.238 N, 53.951 E]
Sharud (SH) Missile Test Site
Qased Pad [36.206 N, 55.333 E]
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ITALY/(KENYA)
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San Marco Platform, Kenya
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San Marco Platform: (Scout, 1967-88, retired) [2.942 S, 40.206 E]
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JAPAN
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Kagoshima (KA)
Epsilon/M5/Mu Pad: (M5) [31.251 N, 131.082 E]
SS-520/Lambda/Sounding Rocket Pad: [31.252 N, 131.079 E]
Tanegashima (TA)
Osaki-Y LP1: (H-2, H-2A 2001- ) [30.401 N, 130.978 E]
Osaki-Y LP2: (H-2B, H-3) [30.401 N, 130.976 E]
Osaki-N (N-1/2, H-1, J-1, GX) [30.399 N, 130.970 E]
Tahara (TH) (Kairos, 2024- ) [33.544 N, 135.890 E]
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NEW ZEALAND
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Mahia Peninsula (MA)
Electron LC 1A (2017- ) [39.262 S, 177.865 E]
Electron LC 1B (2022- ) [39.261 S, 177.865 E]
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NORTH KOREA
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Musudan-ri (MU)
Taepo Dong 1 (1998), Taepo Dong 2 (2006) [40.856 N, 129.666 E]
Unha 2 (2009)
Tongchang-ri (TO) Unha 3 (2012) [39.660 N, 124.706 E]
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NORWAY
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Andoya Spaceport (AD)
Isar Spectrum Pad [69.109 N, 15.589 E]
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RUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan (TB)
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Site/Pad
1/5: (R-7/Soyuz)(1957-2019) [45.920 N, 63.342 E]
31/6: (R-7 Soyuz)(1961- ) [45.996 N, 63.564 E]
41/15: (Kosmos 3)(1964-1968)(Inactive) [45.976 N, 63.669 E]
45/1: (Zenit 2/3)(1985-2017) [45.943 N, 63.653 E]
45/2: (Zenit 2)(1990, Destroyed in explosion) [45.940 N, 63.655 E]
81/23 (81L): (Proton)(1965-78, 1989-2003) [46.074 N, 62.978 E]
81/24 (81P): (Proton)(1967-79, 1999- ) [46.071 N, 62.985 E]
90/19 (90L): (Tsyklon-2)(1967-1989) [46.081 N, 62.932 E]
90/20 (90R): (Tsyklon-2)(1968-2006) [46.080 N, 62.935 E]
109/95: (Dnepr)(1999-2010) [45.951 N, 63.497 E]
110/37 (110L): (N-1)(Inactive >1972) [45.965 N, 63.305 E]
110/38 (110R): (N-1)(Inactive 1969 explosion) [45.962 N, 63.310 E]
131/29: (Rokot test 1990) [46.071 N, 62.958 E]
175/58: (Rokot tests 1991,94) [46.051 N, 62.987 E]
175/59: (Strela)(2003-2014) [46.052 N, 62.986 E]
200/39 (200L): (Proton)(1980- ) [46.040 N, 63.032 E]
200/40 (200R): (Proton)(1977-1991) [46.036 N, 63.038 E]
250: (Energia)(Inactive >1988) [46.008 N, 63.305 E]
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia (PL)
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Site/Pad
16/2: (Soyuz/Molniya)(1981-2012) [62.960 N, 40.682 E]
32/1 (32L): (Tsyklon 3)(1980-2001) [62.907 N, 40.787 E]
32/2 (32R): (Tsyklon 3)(1977-2009) [62.906 N, 40.789 E]
35/1: (Angara)(2014- ) [62.928 N, 40.575 E]
41/1: (Soyuz/Molniya)(1965-1989) [62.941 N, 40.529 E]
43/3 (43L): (Soyuz/Molniya)(1971-2002,2019- ) [62.927 N, 40.450 E]
43/4 (43R): (Soyuz/Molniya)(1967- ) [62.929 N, 40.457 E]
132/1 (132L): (Kosmos 3M)(Inactive) [62.883 N, 40.868 E]
132/2 (132R): (Kosmos 3M)(Inactive >1990) [62.884 N, 40.872 E]
133/3 (133L): (Kosmos 3M 1985-94, [62.887 N, 40.847 E]
Rokot 1999-2019)
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Kapustin Yar, Russia (KY)
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Site/Pad
107/1: (Kosmos 3M) [48.541 N, 46.300 E]
107/2: (Kosmos 3M) [48.540 N, 46.298 E]
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Svobodney Cosmodrome, Russia (SV)
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Start Launch Site: (Start-1) [51.792 N, 128.185 E]
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Dombarovskiy, Russia (DO)
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Yasny Launch Site ICBM silo (R-36M2/Dnepr): [51.036 N, 59.958 E]
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Vostochnyy Cosmodrome, Russia (SV)
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Soyuz 2 Launch Site: (1S) [51.885 N, 128.335 E]
Angara Launch Site: (1A) [51.875 N, 128.355 E]
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SEA LAUNCH
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Sea Launch Home Port, Long Beach, CA [33.745 N, 118.224 W]
Sea Launch Site: (Zenit 3SL/Blok DMSL)(POR) [0.0 N, 154.0 W]
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SOUTH KOREA
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Naro Space Center, Goheung, S. Jeolla (NA)
KSLV 1 (2009) [34.432 N, 127.535 E]
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USA
Cape Canaveral, FL (CC)
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Active Pads
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SLC 16: (Titan 1, 2, ICBM Only, 1959-63,
Pershing 1A, 2, 1974-88,
Terran-1, 2023-23, Terran-R, 202x- ) [28.502 N, 80.552 W]
SLC 36A: (Atlas Centaur, Atlas 1/2A(S),
1961-2004)(New Glenn 202x- ) [28.471 N, 80.538 W]
SLC 37B: (Delta 4 2002-2024) [28.531 N, 80.565 W]
SLC 40: (Falcon 9 2010- ) [28.562 N, 80.577 W]
SLC 41: (Atlas 5 2002- )(Vulcan 2024- ) [28.583 N, 80.583 W]
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Retired, Inactive, or Repurposed Spaceflight Pads
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LC 5: (Redstone, Jupiter, Juno 1, Juno 2,
Mercury Redstone 1956-61) [28.4394 N, 80.5733 W]
LC 6: (Redstone, Jupiter, Suborbital 1956-61) [28.4407 N, 80.5726 W]
LC 11: (Atlas, SCORE, 1958-64) [28.4753 N, 80.5395 W]
LC 12: (Atlas, Atlas Able/Agena, 1958-67) [28.4806 N, 80.5419 W]
LC 13: (Atlas, Atlas Agena, 1958-78) [28.4858 N,-80.5444 W]
(Falcon 9 Landing Zone 1, 2015- )
LC 14: (Atlas, Atlas Agena,
Mercury-Atlas, GATV, 1958-66) [28.4910 N, 80.5469 W]
LC 15: (Titan 1, 2, ICBM Only, 1959-64) [28.4964 N, 80.5493 W]
LC 16: (Titan 1, 2, ICBM Only, 1959-63,
Pershing 1A, 2, 1974-88) [28.5016 N, 80.5518 W]
SLC 17A: (Thor, Delta, Delta 2, 1958-2009) [28.447 N, 80.565 W]
SLC 17B: (Thor, Delta, Delta 2(H)/3, 1958-2011) [28.446 N, 80.566 W]
LC 18A: (Vanguard, Blue Scout Jr., 1956-65) [28.4506 N, 80.5623 W]
LC 18B: (Thor IRBM, Blue Scout, 1958-62) [28.4490 N, 80.5618 W]
LC 19: (Titan 1, 2, GLV, 1959-66) [28.5069 N, 80.5542 W]
LC 20: (Titan 1, 3A, 1960-65,
Starbird, 1990-95) [28.5122 N, 80.5566 W]
LC 26A: (Redstone, Jupiter, Juno 1/Explorer 1,
1st U.S. Satellite, 1957-63) [28.4446 N, 80.5705 W]
LC 26B: (Jupiter, Juno 2,
Able/Baker Primates, 1957-61) [28.4433 N, 80.5712 W]
LC 34: (Saturn 1(B),Manned Apollo,
"Apollo 1" Fire, Apollo 7, 1961-68) [28.5218 N, 80.5611 W]
SLC 36A: (Atlas Centaur, Atlas 1/2A(S),
1961-2004) [28.471 N, 80.538 W]
SLC 36B: (Atlas Centaur, Atlas 1/2A(S)/3(B),
1964-2005) [28.468 N, 80.541 W]
LC 37A: (Saturn 1(B), Never Used, 1964-68) [28.5335 N, 80.5681 W]
LC 37B: (Saturn 1(B), Unmanned Apollo, 1964-68, [28.5317 N, 80.5650 W]
Delta 4 2002-)
SLC 40: (Titan 3C/34D/4A/4B, 1965-2005, [28.562 N, 80.577 W]
Falcon 9 2010-)
SLC 41: (Titan 3C/3E, 1965-77,
Titan 4A/4B, 1989-99, Atlas 5 2002-) [28.583 N, 80.583 W]
SLC 46: (Athena 1/2, 1998-99, Minotaur 4 2017-17, Astra Rocket 3, 2022-22) [28.458 N, 80.528 W]
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Kennedy Space Center, FL (KSC)
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LC 39A: (Saturn 5, 1967-73, Shuttle, 1981-2011, [28.608 N, 80.604 W]
Falcon 9, 2017- )
LC 39B: (Saturn 5, 1969, Saturn 1B, 1973-75,
Shuttle, 1986-2006, Ares 1X, 2010, Space Launch System, 2022- ) [28.627 N, 80.621 W]
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Vandenberg AFB, CA (V)
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Active Spaceflight Pads
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SLC 2W: (Thor/Delta, 1959-2018, Alpha 2021 - ) [34.756 N, 120.622 W]
SLC 3E: (Refurbished 1999 for Atlas 2A(S))
rebuilt for Atlas 5 2007- ) [34.640 N, 120.590 W]
SLC 4E: (PA LC2-4) Atlas-Agena 1964-1966
Titan 3D/34D/4(B) 1966-2005
Falcon 9 (2013- ) [34.632 N, 120.611 W]
SLC 6: (Delta 4, 2006-2022) [34.582 N, 120.626 W]
SLC 8: (Was CLF, adjacent SLC-6)
(Orbital Minotaur, Minotaur 4) [34.576 N, 120.632 W]
SLC 576E: (Orbital Sciences Taurus) [34.739 N, 120.619 W]
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Vandenberg AFB Retired or Inactive Pads
V = Vandenberg AFB, California
PA = Point Arguello, California (incorporated into Vandenberg
Air Force Base as South Vandenberg after 1964. All V and
PA pads renamed in July 1966, as follows).
New Name Old Name Uses Dates
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V SLC 1E V 75-3-5 Thor, -Agena, Thorad 1959-68 [34.756 N, 120.626 W]
V SLC 1W V 75-3-4 Thor, -Agena, Thorad 1959-71 [34.757 N, 120.630 W]
V SLC 2E V 75-1-1 Thor, -Agena, -Ablestar,
1958-66, Delta 1966-72 [34.752 N, 120.619 W]
V SLC 2W V 75-1-2 Thor, -Agena, -Ablestar,
1959-66, Delta 1967-Present [34.756 N, 120.622 W]
V SLC 3E PA LC1-2 Atlas-Agena, Atlas E-H 1961-87
Atlas IIAS 1999-2003
Atlas V 2005-Present [34.640 N, 120.590 W]
V SLC 3W PA LC1-1 Atlas-Agena 1960-1963
Thor-Agena, Thorad 1963-1972
Atlas E-F 1974-1995
Atlas Towers demoished 2000
SpaceX Falcon 2005 (static) [34.644 N, 120.593 W]
V SLC 4W PA LC2-3 Atlas Agena 1963-1965
Titan 3B, 2SLV, 1966-2003 [34.633 N, 120.616 W]
V SLC 5 PA D Scout 1962-1994 [34.607 N, 120.624 W]
V SLC 6 $ ------ Athena 1995-1999
Delta IV 2004-Present [34.582 N, 120.626 W]
V SLC 10E V 75-2-7 Thor IRBM 1959-1961 [34.763 N, 120.621 W]
V SLC 10W V 75-2-6 Thor IRBM 1959-1961
Thor-Burner 1963-1980 [34.764 N, 120.624 W]
V SLC 10N V 75-2-8 Thor IRBM 1959-1960 [34.766 N, 120.623 W]
V SLC 8 + ---- Minotaur 1998-Present [34.576 N, 120.632 W]
V 576E V 576E Atlas ICBM 1962-1974
Taurus 1994-Present [34.739 N, 120.619 W]
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+ Originally Identified as California Commercial Launch Facility
$ SLC-6 originally built for Titan III-MOL (never flown) during
1960s, then refurbished for Space Shuttle (never flown) during
1980s.
Wallops Island, Virginia
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Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport
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Launch Area 0-A: (Conestoga, 1995) [37.833 N, 75.488 W]
(Antares, 2013- )
Launch Area 0-B: (Minotaur, 2006-) [37.831 N, 75.491 W]
Launch Area 0-C: (Electron, 2023-) [37.833 N, 75.488 W]
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Wallops Flight Facility (NASA)
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Launch Area 3: (Scout, 1960-1964) [37.850 N, 75.473 W]
Launch Area 3A: (Scout, 1964-1985) [37.848 N, 75.473 W]
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Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Is. (KW)
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Pegasus XL, staged from Kwajalein Runway [8.720 N, 167.730 E]
SpaceX Falcon 1 Pad, Omelek Is. [9.048 N, 167.743 E]
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Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska (KD)
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Kodiak LP 1 (Athena, 2001, Minotaur 4, 2010-11) [57.435 N, 152.339 W]
(Polaris-Stars)
Kodiak LP 2 (Polaris-Stars, Astra Rocket, 2018) [57.435 N, 152.343 W]
Kodiak LP 3B (Astra Rocket, 2020-22) [57.430 N, 152.357 W]
Kodiak LP 3C (RS-1, 2023- ) [57.431 N, 152.353 W]
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Orbital Sciences L-1011
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Pegasus XL staged from various sites, including WI, V, CC, KW
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Barking Sands, Pacific Missile Range Facility (BS)
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LP-41, Kokole Point (Super Strypi, 2015-) [21.982 N, 159.759 W]
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*Site Code:
BS = Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
CC = Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
JQ = Ji Quan, China
KA = Kagoshima, Japan
KO = Kourou, French Guyana
KSC = Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
KW = Kwajalein, Marshall Is.
PA = Palamchima, Isreal
PL = Plesetsk Northern Cosmodrome, Russia
POR = Pacific Ocean Range 154W-0N
SV = Svobodney Cosmodrome, Russia
TB = Tyuratam/Baikonur, Kazakstahn
TY = Taiyuan, China
WI = Wallops Island
XC = Xi Chang, China
V = Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA
**Orbit Code:
EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit
FTO = Failed to Orbit
FSO = Failed Suborbital
GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO+ = Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit
GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit
GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit
HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit
HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit
LEO = Low Earth Orbit
LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit
LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit
MEO = Medium Earth Orbit
MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit
References:
www.planet4589.org/space/log/sites.txt
www.astronautix.com
Posts by "Anik" on www.nasaspaceflight.com Russian forum, including:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5365&posts=2&start=1
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5372&posts=9&start=1
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5454&posts=1&start=1
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