Orbital launch sites of the world
Every spaceport, launch range, ship and aircraft that has hosted an orbital or deep-space launch attempt since 1957, with its country, coordinates, first and latest launch, number of launches, successes and failures, and most-used rocket. One row per launch site.
Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| site | Launch site | string | Short name of the launch site as GCAT gives it. |
| site_code | GCAT code | string | GCAT site code — tells apart GCAT entries that share a short name. |
| full_name | Full name | string | Full name of the site in GCAT. |
| country | Country | string | State the site belongs to, per GCAT. |
| launches | Launches | integer | Orbital and deep-space launch attempts from the site. |
| successes | Successes | integer | Launches that reached orbit (or escape). |
| failures | Failures | integer | — |
| success_rate_pct | Success rate | number · % | Successes as a share of launches with a known outcome. |
| deep_space_launches | Deep-space launches | integer | Launches to deep space (GCAT code D). |
| first_launch | First launch | date | Date of the first orbital or deep-space launch attempt (UTC). |
| last_launch | Latest launch | date | Date of the most recent launch attempt (UTC). |
| top_rocket | Most-used rocket | string | Launch vehicle type flown most often from the site. |
| lat | Latitude | number | — |
| lon | Longitude | number | — |
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