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Infrastructure: Spaceports – TSRQ4 2019
Infrastructure: Spaceports – TSRQ4 2019 details the orbital and suborbital launch activities of spaceports around the world in 2018 and examines each launch site in depth.
2017 – Indian Spaceports
India conducted all of its 2017 orbital space launches from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) (formerly, the Sriharikota Range)... India conducted all of its 2017 orbital space launches from…
2017 – Japanese Spaceports
As in 2016, Japan’s space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), used both of its spaceports in 2017 for its seven launches: six from the Tanegashima Space Center and…
2017 – European Spaceports
The European Space Agency (ESA) uses a single spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana. Orbital launch provider Arianespace carried out all... The European Space Agency (ESA)…
2017 – Chinese Spaceports
In 2017, China continued using its four spaceports for orbital launches: Jiuquan, Taiyuan, Wenchang, and Xichang. The spaceports were involved in a total of 18 launch attempts. Jiuquan and Xichang…
2017 – Russian Spaceports
During 2017, Russia continued operating three orbital launch spaceports within its territory: Dombarovskiy, Plesetsk, and Vostochny. A fourth spaceport, Baikonur Cosmodrome, is Russia’s primary orbital launch site and is located…
2017 – U.S. Spaceports
During 2017, five spaceports were used by U.S. orbital launch operators: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida; Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida; Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Virginia; Vandenberg Air…
2017 – Spaceports Overview
Given the 91 orbital launch attempts worldwide, it is clear that spaceports were busy in 2017. This activity was distributed across 25 active spaceports. In 2016, spaceports in the U.S.…
2016 – Spaceports Overview *
For 2016, the busiest orbital spaceport in the world was Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, ahead of 15 other operational orbital spaceports during the year. The spaceport…
2016 – U.S. Spaceports
Three spaceports conducted orbital launch operations from the United States in 2016: Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). CCAFS…