Spaceport map: where rockets launch from
Every major rocket launch site on Earth, on one map — what flies from each, the next launch, and how to watch it in person.
Rockets reach orbit from around two dozen active spaceports worldwide — most launches come from Cape Canaveral, Starbase and Vandenberg in the USA, Baikonur in Kazakhstan, four Chinese centres, and Europe's Kourou. Cosmik maps every major site below with what launches there, the next liftoff and how to watch — free.
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Every major spaceport
North America
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy Space CenterFlorida, USA
The busiest launch site on Earth — SpaceX Falcon 9 & Falcon Heavy, ULA Vulcan & Atlas V, Blue Origin New Glenn and NASA crew and science missions.
Next launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-95 — 30 Jul 2026, 06:37 UTC
- Starbase (Boca Chica)Texas, USA
SpaceX's Starship — the largest and most powerful rocket ever flown — is built and test-flown here on the South Texas coast.
Next launch: Starship | Flight 13 — 23 Jul 2026, 22:45 UTC
- Vandenberg Space Force BaseCalifornia, USA
America's West-Coast spaceport for polar and sun-synchronous orbits — SpaceX Starlink batches, national-security payloads and Firefly Alpha.
Next launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-51 — 25 Jul 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Wallops Flight FacilityVirginia, USA
NASA's Mid-Atlantic range — Rocket Lab Electron, Northrop Grumman Antares cargo runs to the ISS and a steady stream of sounding rockets.
Next launch: No launch currently scheduled
- Pacific Spaceport Complex – AlaskaAlaska, USA
A remote high-latitude pad on Kodiak Island for small polar launchers and suborbital tests — Firefly Alpha and ABL among them.
Next launch: No launch currently scheduled
South America
- Guiana Space Centre (Kourou)French Guiana
Europe's spaceport, just 5° from the equator — Arianespace Ariane 6 and Vega-C, with the equatorial boost prized for geostationary missions.
Next launch: Ariane 62 | MTG-I2 — 27 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC
Europe
- Andøya SpaceportemergingNorway
Continental Europe's first orbital spaceport, above the Arctic Circle — Isar Aerospace Spectrum flies polar orbits from here.
Next launch: Spectrum | Onward and Upward — 6 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC
- SaxaVord SpaceportemergingShetland, UK
The UK's vertical-launch spaceport on the northern tip of Shetland — RFA One and other small polar launchers are preparing to fly.
Next launch: RFA One | Maiden Flight — 31 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC
Russia & Central Asia
- Baikonur CosmodromeKazakhstan
The world's oldest and largest spaceport — Sputnik and Gagarin flew from here, and Roscosmos still launches Soyuz crews and Proton from its pads.
Next launch: Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P) — 9 Sept 2026, 16:10 UTC
- Plesetsk CosmodromeRussia
Russia's northern military cosmodrome — Soyuz-2 and the newer Angara fly high-inclination and defence payloads from the taiga.
Next launch: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 19 — 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC
- Vostochny CosmodromeRussia
Russia's newest cosmodrome in the Far East — Soyuz-2 and Angara loft government and commercial satellites over the Pacific.
Next launch: No launch currently scheduled
China
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterChina
China's crewed-flight gateway in the Gobi desert — Shenzhou missions on Long March 2F, plus commercial rockets from Galactic Energy and LandSpace.
Next launch: Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload — 23 Jul 2026, 23:30 UTC
- Xichang Satellite Launch CenterChina
China's high-orbit workhorse in Sichuan — Long March 3B lofts Beidou navigation and communications satellites to geostationary transfer.
Next launch: Long March 3B/E | Unknown Payload — 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 UTC
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch CenterChina
China's polar and sun-synchronous site in Shanxi — Long March vehicles launch Earth-observation and weather satellites into high-inclination orbits.
Next launch: No launch currently scheduled
- Wenchang Space Launch SiteChina
China's coastal heavy-lift port on Hainan — Long March 5, 7 and 8 fly Tiangong station modules, Tianwen probes and cargo from here.
Next launch: Long March 7A | Unknown Payload — 29 Jul 2026, 11:50 UTC
Asia
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota)India
India's spaceport on the Bay of Bengal — ISRO flies PSLV, GSLV and the heavy LVM3, including Chandrayaan lunar and Gaganyaan crew missions.
Next launch: GSLV Mk II | GISAT-1A (EOS-05) — 30 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
- Tanegashima Space CenterJapan
Japan's main spaceport on a subtropical island — JAXA and Mitsubishi fly the new H3 rocket with HTV-X cargo and flagship science payloads.
Next launch: H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) — 6 Aug 2026, 19:30 UTC
Oceania
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 (Māhia)New Zealand
Rocket Lab's private peninsula pad in New Zealand — the small Electron rocket launches smallsats to polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
Next launch: Electron | LOXSAT 1 — 31 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC
Spaceport questions
- What is a spaceport?
- A spaceport is a site with the pads, tracking and range safety needed to launch rockets to space. Some, like Cape Canaveral, host dozens of launches a year; others fly only a few times.
- Where do most rockets launch from?
- More orbital launches leave Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center in Florida than anywhere else on Earth, followed by China's four centres, Vandenberg in California, and Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
- Which spaceport launches the most rockets?
- Cape Canaveral is the world's busiest, driven by near-weekly SpaceX Falcon 9 flights, with China's Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang sites collectively close behind.
- Can I watch a launch at a spaceport?
- Yes — several spaceports have free public viewing spots nearby. Cosmik's viewing guides cover the best spots and timing for Cape Canaveral, Starbase, Vandenberg, Wallops and Kourou.
See the full live launch schedule → · How to watch in person
