International Launch Site Guide

Second Edition

Steven R. Strom

 



Table of Contents:

 

Preface

 

Introduction

 

Acknowledgments

 

1: Australia

Woomera Rocket Range

 

2: Brazil

Alcantara Launch Center
Barreira do Inferno Sounding Rocket Range

 

3: Canada

Churchill Rocket & Research Range

 

4: China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

 

5: France and French Guiana

Guiana Space Center

 

6: India

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

 

7: Israel

Palmachim Launch Site

 

8: Japan

Uchinoura Space Center
Tanegashima Space Center

 

9: Norway

Andoya Rocket Range

 

10: Pakistan

SUPARCO Flight Test Range

 

11: Russia and Kazakhstan

Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome

 

12: Sweden

Esrange

 

13: United States

Eastern Range
Western Range
Wallops Flight Facility

 

14: A multinational Site

Sea Launch

 

Appendix I: Proposed Commercial U.S. Spaceports

 

Appendix II: Points of Contact Quick Reference

 

Index


 


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