Rocket Launch Pads
Brigitte, Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Centre, French Algeria
The Centre Interarmées d’Essais d’Engins Spéciaux was France’s first space launch and ballistic missile testing facility. Outside France, the facility is often referred to by the name of the nearest t…
Chang’e 5 landing site, Mons Rümker, Moon
Mons Rümker is an isolated volcanic formation that is located in the northwest part of the Moon’s near side. The feature forms a large, elevated mound in the northern part of the Oceanus Procellarum….
Chang’e 6 landing site, Apollo crater, Moon
Apollo, also called the Apollo basin, is an enormous impact crater located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. This formation dwarfs the large crater Oppenheimer that is located ne…
Commercial LC-1, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People’s Republic of China
The Wenchang Space Launch Site is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China.
Formally a suborbital test center, it currently serves as China’s southernmost …
Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People’s Republic of China
The Wenchang Space Launch Site is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China.
Formally a suborbital test center, it currently serves as China’s southernmost …
Commercial LC-3, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People’s Republic of China
The Wenchang Space Launch Site is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China.
Formally a suborbital test center, it currently serves as China’s southernmost …
Cosmodrome Site 1A, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia’s dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Ka…
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia’s dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Ka…
Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is …
