251 pads · 64 sites · 22 countries
Every orbital launch site on Earth.
One page per pad. It starts at Baikonur's Site 1/5 in October 1957 and runs to whatever flew last week.
Launch pads
251 216 active
Spaceports
64
Countries
22
Flights recorded
7,664
The world's pads
pin size = launches flownBusiest pads
by flights flownLaunch cadence
all pads, per year1957Peak 2025, 341 launches2026
Most active spaceports
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation1,688 launches · 12 pads · RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan1,567 launches · 25 pads · KazakhstanCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA1,317 launches · 24 pads · United StatesVandenberg SFB, CA, USA975 launches · 20 pads · United StatesGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana416 launches · 6 pads · French GuianaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China305 launches · 15 pads · ChinaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA303 launches · 4 pads · United StatesXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China243 launches · 4 pads · ChinaTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China163 launches · 7 pads · ChinaRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand139 launches · 3 pads · New ZealandSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India126 launches · 4 pads · IndiaTanegashima Space Center, Japan112 launches · 4 pads · Japan
Recently flown
| Date | Mission | Pad | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | Kinetica 2 | SpaceSail Polar Group #17 | Launch Area 140 | Kinetica 2 | CAS Space | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2026-11-02 | Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A | Electron | Rocket Lab | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-31 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-30 | GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad | GSLV Mk II | ISRO | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-27 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-25 | Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 28 | Commercial LC-1 | Long March 8A | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-23 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-23 | Long March 4B | Yaogan 53-07 to 09/56-19 to 21 | Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) | Long March 4B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-23 | Long March 6A | Yaogan 50-03 | Launch Complex 9A | Long March 6A | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-23 | Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A | Electron | Rocket Lab | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-21 | Ceres-1S | Xiguang-4 01 | Rizhao offshore launch location | Ceres-1S | Galactic Energy | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-10-20 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) | Space Launch Complex 40 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
By country
🇺🇸 United States12 sites · 82 pads · 2,903 launches🇷🇺 Russia5 sites · 27 pads · 1,831 launches🇰🇿 Kazakhstan1 site · 25 pads · 1,567 launches🇨🇳 China5 sites · 46 pads · 827 launches🇬🇫 French Guiana1 site · 6 pads · 416 launches🇯🇵 Japan4 sites · 9 pads · 168 launches🇳🇿 New Zealand1 site · 3 pads · 139 launches🇮🇳 India2 sites · 5 pads · 126 launches🇮🇷 Iran2 sites · 3 pads · 21 launches🇦🇺 Australia5 sites · 7 pads · 13 launches🇮🇱 Israel1 site · 1 pad · 13 launches🇰🇷 South Korea1 site · 3 pads · 13 launches🇳🇴 Norway1 site · 1 pad · 12 launches🇲🇭 Marshall Islands1 site · 2 pads · 10 launches🇮🇹 Italy1 site · 1 pad · 9 launches🇰🇵 North Korea2 sites · 3 pads · 9 launches🇧🇷 Brazil1 site · 2 pads · 6 launches🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 sites · 6 pads · 6 launches🇫🇷 France1 site · 1 pad · 4 launches🇪🇸 Spain1 site · 2 pads · 2 launches🇴🇲 Oman1 site · 1 pad · 1 launch🇸🇪 Sweden1 site · 2 pads · 1 launch
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.