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Spaceports
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 ## of its spaceports in 2017 for its ## launches... As in 2016, Japan’s space agency, the…
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 ## spaceports for orbital launches. The spaceports were involved in a total of ## launch... In 2017, China continued using its four spaceports for…
2017 – Russian Spaceports
During 2017, Russia continued operating ## orbital launch spaceports within its territory. A ## spaceport, Baikonur Cosmodrome, is Russia’s... During 2017, Russia continued operating three orbital launch spaceports within its…
2017 – U.S. Spaceports
During 2017, ## spaceports were used by U.S. orbital launch operators: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida; Kennedy Space Center (KSC),... During 2017, five spaceports were used by U.S.…
2017 – Spaceports Overview
Given the ## orbital launch attempts worldwide, it is clear that spaceports were ## in 2017. This activity was distributed across ## active spaceports. In 2016, spaceports in the Given…
2016 – Spaceports Overview
For 2016, the busiest orbital spaceport in the world was ####, ahead of ## other operational orbital spaceports during the year. The spaceport accounted for... Select the "View Interactive Version" button…
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…
2016 – Russian Spaceports
## are the ## operational orbital launch spaceports within Russian territory. However, the busiest Russian orbital launch spaceport continued to be... Dombarovskiy, Plesetsk, and Vostochny are the three operational orbital…