North America
| Country | Location | Coordinates | Operational date | Number of rocket launches | Heaviest rocket launched | Highest achieved altitude | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Fort Churchill, Manitoba | 58°44′03″N 93°49′13″W / 58.73430°N 93.82030°W / 58.73430; -93.82030 (Fort Churchill) | 1954–1985 | >3500 | Canadian Army. | ||
| Canada | Hall Beach | 68°46′34″N 81°14′36″W / 68.77607°N 81.24346°W / 68.77607; -81.24346 (Hall Beach) | 1971-1971 | 7 | 270 km | ||
| Canada | Southend | 56°20′N 103°14′W / 56.333°N 103.233°W / 56.333; -103.233 (Southend) | 1980-1980 | 2 | 1 200 kg | ||
| Greenland (Denmark) | Thule Air Base | 76°25′26″N 68°17′37″W / 76.4240°N 68.2936°W / 76.4240; -68.2936 (Thule) | 1964–1980 | US Air Force | |||
| USA | Wallops Flight Facility, Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia | 37°50′46″N 75°28′46″W / 37.84621°N 75.47938°W / 37.84621; -75.47938 (Wallops Island) | 1945– | Now operated by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center | |||
| USA | White Sands Missile Range | 32°33′53″N 106°21′33″W / 32.56460°N 106.35908°W / 32.56460; -106.35908 (White Sands) | 1946- | >7000 | Military and civilian flights. Served as alternate landing site for the space shuttle. | ||
| USA | Nevada Test and Training Range (formerly Nellis Air Force Range) | 36°46′17″N 116°06′49″W / 36.77150°N 116.11374°W / 36.77150; -116.11374 (Nevada Test and Training Range) | 1950s– | ||||
| USA | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida | 28°28′00″N 80°33′31″W / 28.46675°N 80.55852°W / 28.46675; -80.55852 (Cape Canaveral) | 1956– | Interplanetary | Commercial and U.S. Government unmanned missions. | ||
| USA | Vandenberg Air Force Base, California | 34°46′19″N 120°36′04″W / 34.77204°N 120.60124°W / 34.77204; -120.60124 (Vandenberg) | 1958– | Orbital | Satellites, ballistic missile tests. Government and commercial launches. | ||
| USA | Kennedy Space Center, Florida | 28°36′30″N 80°36′14″W / 28.6082°N 80.6040°W / 28.6082; -80.6040 (Kennedy Space Center) | 1963– | 151 | 3 000 000 kg | Lunar | Launched each NASA manned mission. Adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. |
| USA | Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii | 22°01′22″N 159°47′06″W / 22.02278°N 159.785°W / 22.02278; -159.785Coordinates: 22°01′22″N 159°47′06″W / 22.02278°N 159.785°W / 22.02278; -159.785 | 1963– | testing of antiballistic missile and missile tracking by the US Navy. | |||
| USA | Keweenaw, Michigan | 47°25′47″N 87°42′52″W / 47.42980°N 87.71443°W / 47.42980; -87.71443 (Keweenaw) | 1962-2007 | >50 | 770 kg | <160 km | Currently inactive |
| USA | Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska | 57°26′07″N 152°20′22″W / 57.43533°N 152.33931°W / 57.43533; -152.33931 (Kodiak) | 1991– | 14 | 86 000 kg | Orbital | Ballistic missile interceptor tests, satellite launches. Alaska Aerospace Corporation. |
| USA | Mojave Air & Space Port, California | 35°03′33″N 118°08′56″W / 35.05910°N 118.14880°W / 35.05910; -118.14880 (Mojave) | 2004– | 112 km | Privately funded spaceflights (SpaceShipOne). | ||
| USA | Spaceport America (formerly Southwest Regional Spaceport), Upham, New Mexico | 32°53′22″N 106°59′58″W / 32.88943°N 106.99945°W / 32.88943; -106.99945 (Spaceport America) | 2006– | 8 | Sub-orbital commercial and planned space tourist launches. Joint venture between state of New Mexico and Virgin Galactic. | ||
| USA | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia | 37°50′00″N 75°29′00″W / 37.833378°N 75.483284°W / 37.833378; -75.483284 (Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport) | 2006– | 5 | 36 000 kg | Orbital | Operates in partnership with NASA, adjacent to the Wallops Flight Facility site. Designed for both commercial and government launches. |
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