KSC Safety & Mission Assurance

Foreign Launch Sites

There are foreign launch sites located on every continent, including Antarctica. Note that launch sites in North America are not shown here.

Some European countries operate launch sites in Africa, South America, or other equatorial regions. These launch sites are listed according to their geographical location. Some Russian-controlled launch sites are so far east they are listed as being in Asia.

Europe

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Kapustin Yar, Russia

Andøya Space Center, Norway

Ny-Ã…lesund, Norway

Esrange Space Center, Sweden

South Uist, United Kingdom

El Arenosillo, Spain

Asia

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russia

Yasny Launch Base, Russia

Iran Space Center, Iran

Israeli Air Force Test Range, Israel

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Sriharikota Range, India

Thumba, India

Tilla Range, Pakistan

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Naro Space Center, South Korea

Tonghae Satellite Launching Grounds, North Korea

Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea

Africa

Jabal Hamzah, Egypt

San Marco, Kenya

South America

Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana

Alcântara Launch Center, Brazil

Natal, Brazil

Australia/Oceania

Sea Launch, Kiribati

Woomera Range Complex, Australia

Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Antarctica

McMurdo Station