Aurora
Tuning into the cosmos…
LoadingBrowse
Launch Pads & Sites
Every pad has a story written in fire and steel. Explore the world's launch complexes and spaceports — ordered by the missions they've sent skyward.
New Zealand
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
37 launchesOpen →
Japan
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
36 launchesOpen →
Unknown
Launch Platform Odyssey
Sea Launch
36 launchesOpen →
India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
32 launchesOpen →
China
Launch Complex 7
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launchesOpen →
China
201
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
31 launchesOpen →
United States of America
Space Launch Complex 10W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 launchesOpen →
China
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launchesOpen →
Russia
86/1
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
26 launchesOpen →
China
Launch Area 2B
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 launchesOpen →
French Guiana
Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launchesOpen →
China
Launch Complex 9A
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 launchesOpen →
Russia
Mayak-2
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launchesOpen →
Russia
86/4
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
24 launchesOpen →
Japan
Osaki Launch Complex
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launchesOpen →
Kazakhstan
90/20
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 launchesOpen →
United States of America
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launchesOpen →
Unknown
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Air launch to orbit
22 launchesOpen →
United States of America
Space Launch Complex 13
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launchesOpen →
United States of America
Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launchesOpen →
Russia
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
20 launchesOpen →
Russia
107/1
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 launchesOpen →
United States of America
Launch Area 0 A
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launchesOpen →
China
101
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18 launchesOpen →