Asia
Note that some Russian cosmodromes appear in this section, some in the section Europe
| Country | Location | Coordinates | Operational date | Number of rocket launches | Heaviest rocket launched | Highest achieved altitude | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Base 603, Shijiedu, Guangde | 30°56′15″N 119°12′21″E / 30.93743°N 119.20575°E / 30.93743; 119.20575 (Shijiedu) | 1960-1966 | 1 000 kg | <60 km | ||
| China | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 41°07′05″N 100°27′48″E / 41.11803°N 100.46330°E / 41.11803; 100.46330 (Jiuquan) | 1970– | 464 000 kg | Orbital | Human spaceflight | |
| China | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 39°08′36″N 111°58′03″E / 39.14321°N 111.96741°E / 39.14321; 111.96741 (Taiyuan) | 1980– | Orbital | Polar satellites | ||
| China | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 28°14′47″N 102°01′41″E / 28.24646°N 102.02814°E / 28.24646; 102.02814 (Xichang) | 1984– | Lunar | Geo-synchronous satellites, lunar probes. | ||
| China | Jingyu | 42°00′N 126°30′E / 42.0°N 126.5°E / 42.0; 126.5 (Jingyu) | |||||
| India | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram | 8°31′53″N 76°52′08″E / 8.5314°N 76.8690°E / 8.5314; 76.8690 (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre) | 1962– | >2000 | |||
| India | Balasore | 20°58′33″N 87°02′57″E / 20.97582°N 87.04913°E / 20.97582; 87.04913 (Balasore) | |||||
| India | Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota), Andhra Pradesh | 13°44′15″N 80°14′06″E / 13.73740°N 80.23510°E / 13.73740; 80.23510 (Sriharikota) | 1971– | 402 000 kg | Lunar | Satellites and lunar probes; | |
| India | Wheeler Island | 20°45′29″N 87°05′08″E / 20.75804°N 87.085533°E / 20.75804; 87.085533 (Wheeler Island) | |||||
| Indonesia | Pameungpeuk | 7°38′47″S 107°41′18″E / 7.64635°S 107.68822°E / -7.64635; 107.68822 (Pameungpeuk) | 1965–2005 | ||||
| Indonesia | Lapan Space Center, Tjulitan | 6°16′00″S 106°52′00″E / 6.266667°S 106.866667°E / -6.266667; 106.866667 (Lapan Space Center) | 1987- | 2 | 300 kg | 70 km | |
| Iran | Qom Space Center | 34°39′00″N 50°54′00″E / 34.65000°N 50.90000°E / 34.65000; 50.90000 (Qom) | 1991 | Military testing | |||
| Iran | Emamshahr Space Center | 36°25′12″N 55°01′12″E / 36.42000°N 55.02000°E / 36.42000; 55.02000 (Emamshahr) | 1998 | Military testing and sounding rockets for ISA. | |||
| Iran | Semnan | 2009- | 2 | Orbital | |||
| Iraq | Al-Anbar Test Centre | 32°46′56″N 44°17′59″E / 32.78220°N 44.29962°E / 32.78220; 44.29962 (Al-Anbar) | 1989 | Out of function | |||
| Israel | Palmachim Air Force Base | 31°53′05″N 34°40′49″E / 31.88484°N 34.68020°E / 31.88484; 34.68020 (Palmachim) | 1987– | 9 | 70 000 kg | Orbital | |
| Japan | Akita | 39°34′17″N 140°03′28″E / 39.57148°N 140.05785°E / 39.57148; 140.05785 (Akita) | 1956-1990 | 81 | 343 km | ||
| Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | 31°15′07″N 131°04′45″E / 31.25186°N 131.07914°E / 31.25186; 131.07914 (Uchinoura) | 1962– | 139 000 kg | Orbital | ||
| Japan | Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island | 30°23′27″N 130°58′05″E / 30.39096°N 130.96813°E / 30.39096; 130.96813 (Tanegashima) | 1967– | 445 000 kg | Orbital | ||
| Japan | Ryori | 39°01′48″N 141°49′48″E / 39.03000°N 141.83000°E / 39.03000; 141.83000 (Ryori) | 1970- | ||||
| Japan | Niijima | 34°20′16″N 139°15′57″E / 34.33766°N 139.26575°E / 34.33766; 139.26575 (Niijima) | |||||
| Japan | Obachi | 40°42′12″N 141°22′10″E / 40.70342°N 141.36938°E / 40.70342; 141.36938 (Obachi) | |||||
| Kazakhstan | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam | 45°57′19″N 63°21′01″E / 45.95515°N 63.35028°E / 45.95515; 63.35028 (Baikonur) | 1957– | >1000 | 2 400 000 kg | Interplanetary | First satellite, first human. Operated by Russia. |
| Kazakhstan | Sary Shagan | 46°22′48″N 72°52′12″E / 46.38000°N 72.87000°E / 46.38000; 72.87000 (Sary Shagan) | 1958- | ||||
| Korea, North | Musudan-ri | 40°51′21″N 129°39′57″E / 40.85572°N 129.66587°E / 40.85572; 129.66587 (Musudan-ri) | 1998– | Military rockets; claimed satellite launch | |||
| Korea South | Anhueng | 36°42′08″N 126°28′18″E / 36.70211°N 126.47158°E / 36.70211; 126.47158 (Anhueng) | 1993- | ||||
| Korea, South | Naro Space Center, Gohueng | 34°25′33″N 127°31′41″E / 34.42585°N 127.52793°E / 34.42585; 127.52793 (Naro) | 2008 | 2 | Attempted satellite launches | ||
| Maldives | Gan Island | 0°41′36″S 73°09′24″E / 0.69328°S 73.15672°E / -0.69328; 73.15672 (Gan Island) | |||||
| Pakistan | Sonmiani Satellite Launch Center, Las Bela, Balochistan | 25°11′33″N 66°44′56″E / 25.19242°N 66.74881°E / 25.19242; 66.74881 (Sonmiani) | 1960s – | Sounding rockets, missile testing, for SUPARCO. | |||
| Pakistan | Tilla Satellite Launch Center, Jhelum District, Punjab | 33°23′46″N 73°17′46″E / 33.39610°N 73.29608°E / 33.39610; 73.29608 (Tilla) | 1980s – | Sounding rockets, missile testing, for SUPARCO. | |||
| Russia | Kheysa | 80°27′00″N 58°03′00″E / 80.45000°N 58.05000°E / 80.45000; 58.05000 (Kheysa) | 1956-1980 | ||||
| Russia | Svobodny Cosmodrome, Amur Oblast | 51°50′04″N 128°16′33″E / 51.83441°N 128.27570°E / 51.83441; 128.27570 (Svobodny) | 1957– | 47 000 kg | Orbital | ICBM base converted for satellites | |
| Russia | Sovetskaya Gavan | 48°58′12″N 140°18′00″E / 48.97000°N 140.30000°E / 48.97000; 140.30000 (Sovetskaya Gavan) | 1963-1964 | 6 | 402 km | ||
| Russia | Okhotsk | 59°22′N 143°15′E / 59.367°N 143.25°E / 59.367; 143.25 (Okhotsk) | 1981-2005 | 1000 km | |||
| Russia | Yasny Cosmodrome (formerly Dombarovskiy), Orenburg Oblast | 51°12′25″N 59°51′00″E / 51.20706°N 59.85003°E / 51.20706; 59.85003 (Dombarovskiy) | 2006– | 211 000 kg | Orbital | ICBM base converted for satellites |
Read more about this topic: Rocket Launch Sites
Famous quotes containing the word asia:
“I have no doubt that they lived pretty much the same sort of life in the Homeric age, for men have always thought more of eating than of fighting; then, as now, their minds ran chiefly on the “hot bread and sweet cakes;” and the fur and lumber trade is an old story to Asia and Europe.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I believe that the fundamental proposition is that we must recognize that the hostilities in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia are all parts of a single world conflict. We must, consequently, recognize that our interests are menaced both in Europe and in the Far East.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“[N]o combination of dictator countries of Europe and Asia will halt us in the path we see ahead for ourselves and for democracy.... The people of the United States ... reject the doctrine of appeasement.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)