South America
Country | Location | Coordinates | Operational date | Number of rocket launches | Heaviest rocket launched | Highest achieved altitude | Notes |
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Argentina | Las Palmas | 27°05′43″S 58°45′13″W / 27.09531°S 58.75352°W / -27.09531; -58.75352 (Las Palmas) | 1966-1966 | 2 | 3 400 kg | 270 km | During a solar eclipse, with Titus rockets. |
Argentina | Tartagal | 22°45′42″S 63°49′26″W / 22.76158°S 63.82381°W / -22.76158; -63.82381 (Tartagal) | 1966-1966 | During a solar eclipse | |||
Argentina | Mar Chiquita | 37°43′27″S 57°24′18″W / 37.72427°S 57.40512°W / -37.72427; -57.40512 (Mar Chiquita) | 1968–1972 | 11 | |||
Argentina | Villa Reynolds | 33°43′29″S 65°22′38″W / 33.72460°S 65.37730°W / -33.72460; -65.37730 (Villa Reynolds) | 1973-1973 | 2 | |||
Brazil | Natal/Barreira | 5°51′58″S 35°22′59″W / 5.86600°S 35.38300°W / -5.86600; -35.38300 (Natal) | 1965- | 233 | 1100 km | ||
Brazil | Praia do Cassino | 32°05′00″S 52°10′02″W / 32.08338°S 52.16725°W / -32.08338; -52.16725 (Praia do Cassino) | 1966-1966 | 27 | |||
Brazil | Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão | 2°18′58″S 44°22′03″W / 2.3160°S 44.3676°W / -2.3160; -44.3676 (Alcantara) | 1990– | 35 | 6 737 kg | 956 km | Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Space Agency. Planned satellite launches. |
French Guiana | Guiana Space Centre, Kourou | 5°14′15″N 52°46′10″W / 5.23739°N 52.76950°W / 5.23739; -52.76950 (Kourou) | 1968– | <200 | 777 000 kg | Interplanetary | Operated by CNES for ESA; launch base for Arianespace. Commercial and governmental launches. |
Peru | CELPA | 30°07′39″S 66°20′27″W / 30.12737°S 66.34082°W / -30.12737; -66.34082 (CELPA) | |||||
Peru | Chilca | 12°30′17″S 76°47′55″W / 12.50477°S 76.79849°W / -12.50477; -76.79849 (Chilca) | |||||
Peru | Punta Lobos | 12°30′00″S 76°48′00″W / 12.50000°S 76.8000°W / -12.50000; -76.8000 (Punta Lobos) | 2 000 kg | ||||
Surinam | Coronie | 5°52′21″N 56°17′21″W / 5.87241°N 56.28908°W / 5.87241; -56.28908 (Coronie) | 1965-1965 | 4 | 205 km |
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