Spaceports by State
State | License | Launch Type |
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ALABAMA | ||
Huntsville International Air and Space Port | FAA | Orbital Reentry |
ALASKA | ||
Pacific Spaceport Complex | FAA | Vertical |
CALIFORNIA | ||
Mojave Air & Space Port | FAA | Horizontal |
Vandenberg Space Force Base | FAA and Federal | Vertical and Horizontal |
COLORADO | ||
Colorado Air & Space Port | FAA | Horizontal |
FLORIDA | ||
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Federal | Vertical and Horizontal |
Kennedy Space Center (NASA) | Federal | Vertical and Horizontal |
Space Florida Launch Complex 46 | FAA | Vertical |
Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility | FAA | Horizontal and Orbital Reentry |
Cecil Air and Space Port | FAA | Horizontal |
Space Coast Regional Airport | FAA | Horizontal |
GEORGIA | ||
Spaceport Camden | FAA | Vertical |
NEW MEXICO | ||
Spaceport America | FAA | Horizontal and Vertical |
OKLAHOMA | ||
Oklahoma Spaceport | FAA | Horizontal |
TEXAS | ||
Launch Site One West Texas | Blue Origin | Private Exclusive Use | |
Boca Chica | SpaceX | Private Exclusive Use | |
Houston Spaceport (Ellington Airport) | FAA | Horizontal |
Midland Spaceport | FAA | Horizontal |
VIRGINIA | ||
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport | FAA and Federal | Vertical |
Wallops Flight Facility | Federal | Vertical |
More information on the Office of Spaceports
Alabama
Disclaimer: The following information was provided from each Spaceport at their own discretion; please contact the Spaceports with any questions or requests for information.
Huntsville Madison County Airport Authority
1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd.,
Huntsville, AL 35824
FAA Licensed
License Number: RSO 22-001 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Orbital Reentry
Issue Date: May 13, 2022
Expiration Date: May 13, 2027
Butch Roberts
Office: (256) 258-1958
Address:
1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd.
Huntsville, AL 35824
Huntsville Internationa Air & Spaceport Spotlight Handout
- 10,001’ x 150’ asphalt runway (current horizontal landing orbital reentry site)
- Support of both government and commercial spaceflight
- Orbital/suborbital
- Crewed/uncrewed
- 12,600’ x 150’ asphalt runway (primary air traffic runway with Cat II ILS capabilities)
- ATC Tower
- ARFF
- FBO providing Jet-A and related FBO services
Business/Industrial Infrastructure
- Jetplex Industrial Park
- Multiple hangars with offices and shops
- Assembly, processing and manufacturing facility
- 4,000-acre business park
- Alabama Advantage Site Designation
- Prime aerospace/aviation land and existing facilities available for lease and development
- Foreign Trade Zone #83
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection
- Immigration/Agriculture servicing
- Customs releases
- Truck, rail and air
- Import/Export documentation
Transportation
- International Intermodal Center
- Rail
- Norfolk Southern
- Air Cargo
- DSV
- FedEx
- Kerry
- UPS
- Trucking
- Rail
Collaboration
- Redstone Arsenal (U. S. Army)
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Cummings Research Park
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville
- 18L/36R 10,001’ x 150’ asphalt runway (current horizontal landing orbital reentry site)
- 18R/36L 12,600’ x 150’ asphalt runway (primary air traffic runway with Cat II ILS capabilities)
Alaska
Disclaimer: The following information was provided from each Spaceport at their own discretion; please contact the Spaceports with any questions or requests for information.
Alaska Aerospace Corporation
Kodiak Island, AK
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 03-008 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Vertical
Issue Date: September 23, 2018
Renewal Date: September 23, 2023
Expiration Date: September 23, 2028
John Oberst CEO/Director
Phone: (907) 561-3338
Address:
Alaska Aerospace Corporation
4300 B Street, Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503
Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska Spotlight Handout
The Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) on Kodiak Island provides responsive, flexible, and low-cost access to space for small and light-lift vertical rockets and stratospheric balloons. PSCA has been launching rockets since 1998 and was the first FAA-licensed spaceport not co-located on a federal range. One of the pioneering features of PSCA is its economic model. Since 2015, the spaceport has not accepted state or federal funds for operations & maintenance and must operate within earned revenues. As such, PSCA provides unqualified economic benefit to Alaska, stimulates innovation, and keeps the team focused on customer outcomes versus stifling bureaucratic processes. As one of only four orbital vertical rocket launch sites in the United States, PSCA plays a key role in providing resiliency for U.S. access to space. PSCA also enjoys the largest launch azimuth range of any spaceport in the U.S. and can access high-inclination, polar, and sun-synchronous orbits between 59° and 110° inclination.
- Two command and control mission ops systems
- Fixed and transportable Range Safety and Tracking Systems (RSTS)
- Fiber optics broadband connectivity
- Indoor launch vehicle processing and storage
- Payload Processing Facility (PPF) cleanrooms and hypergol fueling
- Capability for liquid, solid, hybrid, and stratospheric balloons
- 22 years of launch experience
- Suborbital and orbital launch scenarios
- Large launch azimuth: 110 - 220 degrees (59 - 110 inclination)
- Off-axis tracking locations at spaceport and downrange
- Rapid and Agile Space Launch (RASL) Innovation Center
- Year-round Launch
6 pads total
- 4 orbital-class pads,
- 2 suborbital pads
California
Disclaimer: The following information was provided from each Spaceport at their own discretion; please contact the Spaceports with any questions or requests for information.
Mojave Air & Space Port
1434 Flight Line, Mojave CA 93501
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 04-009 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Issue Date: June 16, 2019
Effective (Renewal) Date: June 12, 2024
Expiration Date: June 16, 2029
Dr. David Smith
Phone: (661) 824-2433
Address:
1434 Flightline St.
Mojave, California 93501
Mojave Spaceport Spotlight Handout
Core Support Capabilities
- Air Traffic Control (NFCT-VFR, FAA/DoD-STARS, ADS-B)
- ARFF, & Security, Aviation Fuel
Airspace
- Class D/G, Restricted Airspace Access (R2508/2515)
- MOA access
- Supersonic Corridors (Black Mountain, PIRA, & High Altitude)
Airfield Data
- Runway 12/30-12,500' x 200'
- Runway 08/26-7,049' x 100'
- Runway 04/22-4,745' x 60'
- Rocket engine test sites
Proximity & Collaboration
- Edwards AFB, NAWS China Lake, & Vandenberg AFB
Logistics
- Highway
- Rail Spur
- Cargo Aircraft
3 Runways (Specs stated previously)
United States Space Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
Federally Licensed
Launch Type: Horizontal and Vertical
CA Spaceport
FAA License Expired
FAA License Number: LSO 01-005 (in DRS)
Expiration Date: October 1, 2019
Vandenberg Air Force Base | California Spaceport
FAA License Expired
FAA License Number: LSO 96-001 (in DRS)
Expiration Date: September 18, 2001
30th Space Wing, Program Requirements (XPR)
Phone: (805) 606-1293
Address:
1515 Iceland, Suite 1
Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437-5244257624
SLC-8 POC: 2d Space Launch Squadron (2 SLS)
Phone: (805) 605-3915
Address:
806 13th Street, Bldg. 7015, Suite 218
Vandenberg AFB, CA, 93437-5244
Launch Pads
8 Space Launch Complexes, 5 currently active with 3 currently available; working programmatic environmental assessment for up to 9 additional small-lift sites
Two vertical, orbital launch pads
One Runway (North VAFB): 15,000 by 200 feet, concrete
Launch Azimuths
153°–240° (typical range, others possible pending analysis)
Orbital Inclinations
59°–125°
Satellite Processing
Two commercially operated satellite processing facilities
Airspace
Restricted Airspace from Surface to Infinity (R-2516/2517, W-532S)
Restricted Airspace from 500 ft AGL to Infinity (R-2534A/B)
Warning Area Airspace and Temporary Flight Restrictions
Proximity & Collaboration
Edwards AFB and NAWC-WD, Pt. Mugu
Transportation
Highways, rail, airfield and boat dock (8-12' depth depending on tides)
Airfield Data
Runway
12/30-15,000' x 200'
ILS
Runway 12 & Runway 30 capable
Pavement Classification
53/R/B/WT
Parking Apron
1.5M sq/ft
Hazardous Cargo
2 locations sited for NEW of 1.1 through 1.3 simultaneously
NAS Airspace
Class D (SFC-2,900' MSL x 5 NM)
Air Traffic Control
DOD-VFR, FAA/DoD-STARS, ADS-B
Vandenberg AFB has a highly capable suite of instrumentation located at various sites along the California coast, from Pillar Point AFS (just South of San Francisco) down to Point Mugu, (just West of Camarillo). This dispersion of range assets allows for the tracking of launch vehicles from lift-off to orbital insertion.
Telemetry
- (5) fixed and (1) mobile tracking antennas, up to 8 links per antenna
- S-band, multiple demodulation formats, bit rates up to 20 Mbps
Metrological Data
- Variety of weather data services available to meet the most demanding customer requirements
- Accurate wind profile data up to 100kft elevation utilizing a broad suite of instruments
- Online data delivery, daily ops forecasts, on console briefings, climatological studies, etc.
Short and Long Range Optics
- (2) fixed and (12) mobile optics mounts with large aperture optics
- Visible, IR, high speed imaging video and still photography
Communications
- Fiber optic broadband connectivity
Area Clearance/Surveillance
- Integrated air and sea surveillance capabilities to ensure safety
- (1) Air Route Surveillance Radar (BC-3 Mode 2, 3, S, ADS-B)
- (5) ocean surveillance radars and (3) Automated Identification System (AIS) receivers
- UHF/VHF radios for ground to sea/air communications
- NOTAMs/NOTMAR, support agreements with multiple state and federal agencies
Metric Tracking
- (3) long-range MIPIR class C-band radars, (1) with COSIP imaging capabilities
- (1) mid-range AN/FPS-16 C-band radar
Command and Control
- (4) highly trained and certified Mission Flight Control Officers
- (5) command destruct transmitters, 10kW output, standard IRIG and High Alphabet tone output
Post-flight Data Production
- Chapter 10 data recording of pre and post demodulated data available
- Additional data products and analysis available upon request
Safety
- Flight safety analysis (e.g. debris, toxics, COLA) to allow risk acceptance vs risk avoidance
- Vehicle processing expertise including hazardous systems, fuels, materials and operations
- Nationally recognized FTS expertise including AFSS software and Mission Data Load generation
Emergency Response
- Highly trained emergency response and firefighting personnel
- Wildland firefighting team on station
Additional Capabilities (SLC-8)
SLC-8 provides responsive, flexible, and low-cost access to space for small- and medium-lift vertical rockets employing a clean pad, plug-and-play approach that is highly flexible and adaptable with universal facilities, interfaces, and conveyances to accommodate a diverse range of vehicle configurations and mission needs.
The multi-user launch pads at SLC-8 can accommodate both liquid fueled and solid propellant vehicles. The complex includes a launch stand and reinforced exhaust duct rated for a launch vehicle up to 150 tons and a million pounds of thrust. A 15 by 15 foot reinforced concrete flat pad is rated for launch vehicles up to 20 tons and will support 30,000 pounds of thrust. SLC-8 is explosively sited for up to 206,000 lbs. NEWHD 1.1.
The launch site at SLC-8 provides a standard suite of launch-ready capabilities including fueling pads, mobile access tower, support equipment building, launch equipment vault, a separate flat launch pad, and all electrical and communications services and interfaces. In 2020, the complex underwent a modernization of the electrical and communication systems to upgrade and update these vitally important services. Recent work included upgrades to communications, network, telemetry and power, countdown clock, missile liftoff, timing, HD video cameras, Public Address equipment, Programmable Logic Controllers, and pad lighting systems.
Some of the core capabilities of the complex include affordability, convenience, and ease of access to both a wide variety of launch azimuths, and a wide selection of Western Range launch support services.
SLC-8 is currently the southernmost launch pad available at VAFB and provides launch azimuths between 168-220 degrees.
SLC-8 users will also have access to the state-of-the-art Launch Control Room (LCR) located on North VAFB in the Remote Launch Control Center, Bldg. 8510. The LCR is outfitted with all new communications, timing displays, monitors, dedicated digital data lines, fiber optic systems, and user consoles.
Spaceport Coordinates: Latitude 34.576 N, Longitude 120.631 W
Logistics
- Highway
- Rail Spur
- Cargo Aircraft
- Boat Dock
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Small Launch Vehicles
The 30th Space Wing is preparing a programmatic environmental assessment for launch sites we're making available to commercial companies serving the small launch market. The scope of this comprehensive assessment is focused on launch vehicles capable of delivering payloads weighing 2,000 kg or less into low earth orbit. The purpose and need for this environmental assessment is to help enable the space sector's desire to transition from large, complex and expensive satellites to small, consumable, and low-cost satellites. Over the next decade, the transition to small and microsatellites is forecasted to significantly increase the demand for dedicated rides on small launch vehicles. With this in mind, the programmatic environmental assessment initiated by the 30th Space Wing includes nine launch sites having a combined capacity of 100 launches per year. Furthermore, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is serving as a cooperating agency to ensure their requirements are fully addressed in the environmental assessment. The end goal is to allow our small launch customers an opportunity to evaluate a variety of different launch sites, select the site that best fits their needs, and to streamline subsequent environmental approvals required for individual launch programs.
Colorado
Disclaimer: The following information was provided from each Spaceport at their own discretion; please contact the Spaceports with any questions or requests for information
Adams County
5200 Front Range Pkwy
Watkins, CO 80137
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 18-017 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Issue Date: August 16, 2018
Renewal Date: August 16, 2023
Expiration Date: August 17, 2028
Jeff Kloska, Director, Air and Space Port
Address:
Adams County, Colorado
5200 Front Range Parkway
Watkins, CO 80137
Office: (720) 523-7310
Cell: (303) 564-7798
Fax: (303) 261-9195
Colorado Air and Space Port Handout
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Horizontal launch and recovery only
- Suborbital recovery with LSOL Amendment
Core Support Capabilities
- Air Traffic Control (Serco CT-VFR, 3-ILS all wx approaches, GPS, ADS-B)
- ARFF, & Security, Aviation Fuel
Airspace
- Class D/G
- MOA access
- Supersonic Corridors (Kansas State Corridor)
Airfield Data
- Runway 17/35-8,000' x 100'
- Runway 08/26-8,000' x 100'
- Rocket engine test sites
Proximity & Collaboration
- Buckley SFB, Peterson AFB, Peterson-Schriever SF Garrison
Logistics
- Highway
- Rail Spur (Open 2022)
- Cargo Aircraft
Two asphalt runways (8000 feet each)
Florida
Disclaimer: The following information was provided from each Spaceport at their own discretion; please contact the Spaceports with any questions or requests for information.
45th Space Wing
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
(CCAFS) FL 32920
Federally Licensed
License Number: LSO 10-014 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Vertical and Horizontal
Issue Date: July 1, 2010
Renewal Dates: July 1, 2015; July 1, 2020
Expiration Date: July 1, 2025
45th Space Wing's Plans and Programs Office
Phone: (321) 494-4054
Core Launch Capabilities
Launch Pads
Over 40 launch pads have been used since the 1950s. As of Sep 2020, there are four active launch pads and three others, not currently active, that are leased to either Space Florida or new commercial customers. Only a few launch pads remain which would be suitable to support future customers with large launch vehicles. Also, CCAFS has two active landing pads. Additionally, the ER serves as a Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB).
Launch Azimuths
Typically 37°–114° with recent options to support polar orbits
Orbital Inclinations
Typically 57°–39° with recent options to support polar orbits
Satellite Processing
Three facilities (two facilities were leased/licensed to commercial companies and one is for U.S. government only)
Air Field Data
Runway
- 13/31-10,000' x 200'
ILS
- No
TACAN
- Apch based on Patrick's Tacan
GPS
- Apch available
Pavement Classification
- 37/F/A/WT
Parking Apron
- asphalt w/3 concrete pads, 338,088 sq/ft, 4th concrete pad on Taxiway Bravo
Hazardous Cargo
- 6 locations sited for subclasses 1.1 through 1.3 — consult Explosive Site Plan for specifics.
Air Traffic Control
- DOD-VFR, STARS-LITE
Airfield operating hours are determined by Prior Permission Required (PPR)
The Airfield Manager is normally available Monday through Friday from 0730-1600L
9,000 ft runway also available 21 mi south at Patrick Air Force Base
Special Use Airspace (SUA) & Other Airspace (ER — Cape Canaveral. No SUA at PAFB).
- Restricted Airspace from Surface to 4,999' (activated 24/7 — R-2932)
- Restricted Airspace from 5000' to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — R-2933)
- Restricted Airspace from Surface to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — R-2934)
- Restricted Airspace from 11000' to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — R-2935)
- Temporary Flight Restriction from Surface to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — CFR 91.143)
- Warning Area Airspace from Surface to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — W497A/B)
- Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace--Surface to 18,000' (activated by NOTAM — Cape A/B)
Proximity & Collaboration
Kennedy Space Center
Transportation
Highways, rail, airfield, river and ocean port
Core Range Capabilities
Eastern Range (ER) instrumentation is located at various sites along the Florida coast. The ER also uses instrumentation from other DoD and NASA agencies to accomplish its mission. This dispersion of range assets allows for the tracking of vehicles from lift-off to orbital insertion.
ER capabilities include telemetry, meteorological data, range optics, communications, area clearance/surveillance, skin and beacon tracking, command destruct, data handling, safety, and emergency response. The ER has also supported "fly-back" of launch vehicle stages returning to land on site, as well as barge landings supported via nearby Port Canaveral. Also supports NASA Crew landings.
Telemetry
- ER land-based assets consist of mainland and downrange stations
- Ascension possesses auto-tracking antennas that allow the site to perform tracking and data collection
Metrological Data
- ER provides info to develop local forecasts, evaluates weather-related Lightning Launch Commit Criteria (LLCC), vehicle wind-loading and trajectory shaping for all launch vehicles
- ER has one of the largest concentrations of meteorological instrumentation in the world
- Upper air data is provided by a combination of the Cape Automated Meteorological Profiling System (AMPS), radar-tracked Jimspheres, and the Cape Meteorological System Computers
Range Optics
- ER provides two-dimensional position-versus-time data
- Includes both mobile and fixed trackers
- Universal Camera Sites (UCS) available
- Main function of the sites is to provide communications, video, power distribution, and a surveyed location from which the trackers can operate
Communications
- Extensive network consisting of
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Air Force Wide Enterprise Terminal (AFWET)
- Microwave
- High Frequency Global Communications subsystem (HFGCS)
- High Frequency (HF) radio
- Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio
- Very High Frequency (VHF) radio
- Terrestrial landline links to connect instrumentation sites and stations with each other and to the various global users. Fiber optic broadband connectivity.
Area Clearance/Surveillance
Type | Location | Custodial Agency |
---|---|---|
Air Surveillance Radar | Melbourne | FAA |
Helicopter | Mobile | Multiple agencies including NASA and 920 RQW |
Air Surveillance Radar | KSC (Shiloh) | SLD 45 |
Sea Surveillance Radar | KSC | SLD 45 |
Sea Surveillance Radar | CCSFS | SLD 45 |
Sea Surveillance | distributed | U.S. Coast Guard |
Control & Display | CCSFS/KSC | SLD 45 |
Eastern Range Radar
- ER Radar Subsystem is comprised of ER C-band metric tracking radars, non-ER C-band metric tracking radars, and the Cape Single Point Acquisition Radar Control (SPARC) consoles
- All radars are capable of providing metric quality data in skin or beacon track modes
Command Destruct
- ER provides Range Safety protection for all launches on the ER to prevent errant launch and test vehicles from endangering persons or property on or adjacent to the Range (including those not equipped with an Automated Flight Safety System (AFSS))
Data Handling
- Data Handling Subsystem contains systems that support pre-mission and post-mission data processing of vehicles launched from the ER
- Pre-mission data is used for the processing of a Flight Plan Approval request and the preparation of flight safety criteria to protect critical areas on the ER while not endangering a vehicle performing within normal limits
- Post-mission, the systems are used to produce required data products for the evaluation of the performance of the Range Safety and instrumentation systems utilized during the mission
Safety
- Flight safety analysis (e.g. debris, toxics, COLA) to allow risk acceptance vs risk avoidance
- Vehicle processing expertise including hazardous systems, fuels, materials and operations
- Nationally recognized FTS expertise including AFSS software and Mission Data Load generation
Emergency Response
- Highly trained emergency response and firefighting personnel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
Federally Licensed
Launch Type: Vertical and Horizontal
Email
Phone: (321) 867-6215
Kennedy Space Center Partnerships
Kennedy Space Center Capabilities
- Launch & Landing Capabilities & Technologies
- Available Vacant Land
- Vehicle, Payload, Spacecraft & Small Satellite Processing, Integration and Testing
- Non-hazardous payloads, spacecraft, and science experiments processing, integration, and testing in 100K and 10K clean rooms
- Vehicle integration facilities with lifting capability
- Plant Research & Production
Core Launch Capabilities
Launch Pads
As of 2021, there are two orbital-class launch pads supporting heavy to super heavy launch vehicles; Launch Complex 39A is operated by SpaceX and Launch Complex 39B is operated by NASA. Launch Complex 48 is a third orbital-, suborbital-class pad and supports small- to medium-class launch vehicles. The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) is currently operated by Space Florida and provides a horizontal launch capability.
Launch Azimuths
Typically 37°–114° with recent options to support polar orbits
Orbital Inclinations
Typically 57°–39° with recent options to support polar orbits
Satellite Processing
Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) available for hazardous and non-hazardous pre-launch processing activities. Facility can accommodate a large satellite capable with airlock.
Communications/Uplink
Kennedy Uplink Station (KUS) — operated remotely by Goddard
Space Flight Center
Propellants
Payload and launch vehicle hypergolic servicing and life support services are available. Liquid and Gaseous commodities are available under certain circumstances.
Unique Services
Specialized engineering lab services or human crew support services may be available under certain provisions. Contact KSC Partnerships office and visit Kennedy Space Center Partnerships
Airfield Data
- Runway: 15/33-15,001' x 300' operated by Space Florida
- 10,000 ft runway also available 10 mi southeast at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Special Use Airspace (SUA) & Other Airspace
- Restricted Airspace from Surface to 4,999' (activated 24/7 — R-2932)
- Restricted Airspace from 5000' to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — R-2933)
- Restricted Airspace from Surface to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — R-2934)
- Restricted Airspace from 11000' to Infinity (activated by NOTAM — R-2935)
Proximity & Collaboration
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Transportation
Highways, rail, airfield, river and ocean port
Space Florida
FCQG+FV Cape Canaveral, FL
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 10-014 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Vertical
Issue Date: July 1, 2010
Renewal Date: July 1, 2015; July 1, 2020
Expiration Date: July 1, 2025
Jimmy Moffitt, Senior Director, Launch & Flight Operations
Office: (321) 261-3850
Cell: (386) 566-8023
Spaceport Capabilities/Restrictions
One multi-user pad capable of supporting up to ten-foot diameter vehicles. The complex is equipped with a Mobile Access Structure (MAS) which can be moved into place over the launch pad/flame trench area to service launch vehicles.
Payload lift capabilities for low earth orbit (LEO) in excess of 4,900 lbs. (2,227 kg).
Current infrastructure supports launch vehicles with maximum dimensions of 120 feet (36 meters) height, and multiple vehicle / payload diameters between 50 and 120 inches (125 to 300 centimeters). Reconfigurable platforms on the MAS can be adjusted in one-foot increments vertically with adjustable inserts to accommodate various diameter vehicles.
Flight azimuths from 35 to 120 degrees
- One vertical launch pad
- One Runway
Space Florida
J874+Q9 Wilson, FL
FAA Licensed
Launch and Reentry License Number: LRSO 18-018 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal Launch and Orbital Reentry
Issue Date: November 7, 2018
Expiration Date: January 15, 2026
Jimmy Moffitt, Senior Director, Launch & Flight Operations
Office: (321) 261-3850
Cell: (386) 566-8023
Jacksonville Aviation Authority
13365 Simpson Way
Jacksonville FL 32221
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 09-012 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Issue Date: January 10, 2020
Expiration Date: January 10, 2025
Matt Bocchino, Director
Office: (904) 573-1601
Cell: (904) 716-3743
Address:
13365 Simpson Way
Jacksonville, Florida 32221
Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority (TCAA)
355 Golden Knights Blvd.
Titusville FL 32780
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 20-019 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Issue Date: May 5, 2020
Expiration Date: May 5, 2025
Kevin Daugherty, Director of Airports
Office: (321) 267-8780
Address:
355 Golden Knights Blvd.
Titusville, FL 32780
Georgia
Disclaimer: The following information was provided from each Spaceport at their own discretion; please contact the Spaceports with any questions or requests for information.
Camden County
Camden County, GA
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 21-020 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Vertical
Issue Date: December 20, 2021
Expiration Date: December 20, 2026
Steve Howard
Phone: (912) 510-0464
Spaceport Camden is licensed and ready for development. In 1965, Thiokol Corporation tested the world’s most powerful rocket engine in preparation for flights to the moon at the Camden County, Georgia site. Camden County was also considered as a possible alternate launch site for the Apollo Missions, a fact that was not declassified until 2005. The site is capable of supporting responsive, flexible, and low-cost access to space for small class vertical orbital and suborbital launch systems. Spaceport Camden could support year-round operations of up to twelve (12) launches per year with launch azimuths ranging between 83-115° from the launch point located at approximately 30.9° north latitude. Specific launch azimuths will depend on the launch vehicle / payload combination and the outcome of the vehicle-specific flight safety analysis. Spaceport Camden does not have existing range infrastructure, but portable range safety systems may be deployed upon request. Operators will be required to utilize Autonomous Flight Safety Systems (AFSS) to limit overhead costs and enhance safety. Flight safety impact limit lines will be required to minimize significant water closure areas and airspace impacts.
The site allows for the development and/or deployments of the following infrastructure:
- Flexible launch complex (“flat pad” or traditional launch pad)
- Vehicle processing and storage facilities
- Payload Processing Facility (PPF) cleanrooms and hypergolic propellants
- Two command and control mission operations centers
- Portable Range Safety and Tracking Systems (RSTS)
- Fiber optics broadband connectivity
- Access roads
- Site security
New Mexico
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New Mexico Spaceport Authority
234 Aleman Rd.
Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
Not a mailing or shipping address.
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 08-011 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal and Vertical
Issue Date: December 14, 2023
Expiration Date: December 14, 2028
Scott McLaughlin
Office: (575) 267-8500
Address
4605 Research Park Circle, Suite A
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Spaceport America Spotlight Handout
All Launch
- 6,000 sq. mi. of restricted airspace, ground to unlimited
- Coordination with White Sands Missile Range
- 340+ days of sunshine, low humidity, and high elevation
- Build-to-suit available
- 18,000+ acres
- Utilities: water, electric, high speed fiber optic cable
- AWOS: Automated Weather Observing System certified by the FAA and maintained to FAA requirements
- 24-hour guarded entrance with badged-only access
- 24-hour on-site emergency fire and rescue equipment and personnel
- Extremely low population density
- Radar, meteorology, telemetry and optics support through White Sands Missile Range
- Paved road to site
- Nearby railroad
Horizontal Launch
- 12,000' x 200' concrete runway
- Prime aerospace/aviation land and some existing facilities available for lease and development
- Support of both government and commercial spaceflight:
- Orbital/suborbital
- Crewed/uncrewed
- Potential for development of:
- Multiple hangars with offices and shops
- Passenger processing or training and operations facility
- Assembly, processing and manufacturing facility
- Propellant and fueling facilities
Vertical Launch
- One 200-sq ft general purpose launch pad
- Two 10-m diameter general purpose pads
- Four general purpose modular buildings
- 2 sq mi of space for development
- Building 40-ft general-use rocket launch rail
- Rocket engine test sites
- Dedicated launch rail and support structures
- Dedicated solid motor fabrication facility
- Advanced Technology Area
- Hosts non-traditional launch facilities and aerospace technology development
- State of New Mexico Benefits
- Job Training Incentive Program
- Local Economic Development Act Grants
- Tax Credits and Deductions
Horizontal Launch Area Location
32 deg 59 min 28.3 sec N
106 deg 58 min 11.5 sec W
Vertical Launch Are Location
32 deg 56 min 25.0 sec N
106 deg 55 min15.2 sec W
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority
121 1st St
Burns Flat OK 73624
Clinton-Sherman Airport (KCSM)
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 06-010 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Original Issue Date: June 11, 2006
Expiration Date: June 4, 2026
Craig J. Smith, Executive Director
Office: (580) 562-3500
Cell: (580) 309-3223
Fax: (580) 562-3499
Address:
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority-Agency 34600
121 First Street
P.O. Box 689
Burns Flat, OK 73624-0689
Oklahoma Air & Space Port Spotlight Handout
- 13,503' X 300' runway (with 1000' overruns on each end for a total of 15,503')
- Flight operations center with a telemetry and monitoring (T&M) room
- ATC tower
- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit
- FAA-approved 152-mile long and 50 mile wide "Infinity One" Spaceflight corridor with a northern (polar) trajectory providing rapid horizontal launch to high inclination near-polar orbits ideal for global weather, resource surveillance and monitoring.
- Jet-A and related FBO services
- Automatic Weather Observation and System (AWOS)
- Lightning prediction system
- Adjacent aerospace industrial park with 1,100 acres available for lease and development includes streets, water/wastewater, electric, gas, fiber access, medical clinic, restaurant, and 9-hole golf course
- Runway 17R/35L - 13,503' X 300' (with 1000' overruns on each end for a total of 15,503') with Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) and REILS and PAPIs on each approach end
- 300' diameter concrete launch pad located just west of our massive runway that may be utilized for vertical take-offs and landings (customer with a proper vehicle license required)
Texas
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Blue Origin
853QF62P+MV West Texas TX
Private Licensed Exclusive Use Site
SpaceX Launch Site
52448-54298 Boca Chica Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521
Private Licensed Exclusive Use Site
Houston Spaceport (Ellington Airport)
Houston Airport System
510 Ellington Field
Houston TX 77034
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 15-016 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Issue Date: June 25, 2015
Expiration Date: June 25, 2025
Arturo Machuca
Office: (713) 859-4221
Address:
Ellington Airport
510 Ellington Field
Houston, Texas 77034
Houston Spaceport Spotlight Handout
- Runway 17R/35L 9,001' x 150' (expansion capability 3,000')
- Runway 4/22 8,001' x 150'
- ATCT dedicated mission-control facilities for commercial spaceport operations
- Launch corridor to existing Offshore Warning Areas W-147C and W-147D over the Gulf of America
- No vertical launch capability
Midland International Airport
9506 La Force Blvd
Midland, TX 79706
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 14-015 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Horizontal
Issue Date: September 14, 2019
Expiration Date: September 14, 2024
Justine Ruff
Office: (432) 560-2200 ext. 3001
Address:
P.O. Box 60305
Midland, TX 79711
Virginia
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Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
7414 Atlantic Rd.
Wallops Island, VA 23337
FAA Licensed
License Number: LSO 02-007 (in DRS)
Launch Type: Vertical
Issue Date: December 18, 2017
Expiration Date: December 19, 2027
Glen Liebig, Spaceport General Manager
Office: (757) 999-9141
Cell: (757) 266-2194
General: (757) 440-4020
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Spotlight Handout
The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA), a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, owns, operates, and maintains the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). MARS is a tenant organization on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops Island, VA, and is one of four public spaceports in the United States licensed by the FAA for vertical launch to orbit.
A commercial spaceport, MARS provides responsive and assured access for government and commercial customers and the full value chain of services: processing, integration, and launch.
MARS offers a multi-pad lunch complex with three launch pads and a fourth under construction, a Payload Processing Facility; an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) airfield; an Integration and Control Facility; the MARS Industrial Complex with an Assembly, Integration, and Testing Facility; the MARS Command Building, and a logistics building. All MARS facilities are maintained and operated by an experienced Virginia Spaceport Authority team, with expertise in cryogenic systems, high-pressure vessels, state of the art command and control systems, hydraulic systems, and high-capacity environmental control systems.
- MARS Launch Pad 0A is designed for liquid fuel rockets. It accommodates small to medium-class rockets and is a multi-customer use launch pad.
- MARS Launch Pad 0B is designed for solid fuel rockets, but the Virginia Spaceport Authority is adding liquid fuel capability to the pad. It accommodates small to medium-class rockets and is a multi-customer use launch pad.
- MARS Launch Pad 0C is designed for liquid fuel rockets and handles fuels, oxidizers, and pneumatic supplies. It accommodates small-class rockets.
- MARS Launch Pad 0D is under construction with a 2025 completion date. It will provide methane and support liquid fuel medium-class rockets.
- The MARS Payload Processing Facility (PPF) provides 21,000 gross square feet of separable processing and fueling space for launch and space vehicles from arrival to encapsulation for any vehicle that can be launched from MARS. One of the newest in the United States, the PPF was built to the ICD-705 Standards to accommodate both highly sensitive and classified payloads in support of science and national security missions. The facilities processing spaces include an 80' tall processing bay and airlock with a 30-ton traveling bridge crane with a 60' hook height, a 40' tall low bay cleanroom and integration room, and multiple side rooms for fuel conditioning, control, and ride share processing. The two separate bays can concurrently support unclassified civil and commercial missions and classified national security payloads and missions.
- The MARS UAS airfield offers multi-domain training, testing, demonstration, and exercise opportunities for government and commercial customers. With direct access to 75 square nautical miles of restricted airspace at a secure federal facility, the airfield consists of a 3,000’ by 75’ runway, a vertical takeoff and landing pad, and a 95’ by 50’ hangar. The hangar contains a ready room, communications suite, and full power. MARS support personnel provide UAS integration and airfield management expertise, giving customers seamless and simplified access to the NASA test range environment.
- The Integration and Control Facility supports small-class vehicle operations. It contains space for horizontal integration of launch vehicles, non-hazardous processing and encapsulation of spacecraft, and control and support staffing space for launch vehicle providers. The facility is located 9 miles from the launch complex.
- The Assembly, Integration, and Testing Facility is located on Virginia Spaceport Authority’s MARS Industrial Complex, located just outside NASA Wallops Flight Facility’s Island gate. It is designed with the ability to offer manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing capabilities to commercial and government providers launching from MARS.
- The MARS Command Building, located directly outside of NASA Wallops Flight Facility, is Virginia Spaceport Authority’s central launch operations facility. The building contains an engineering control center and dedicated customer space. The building is 8 miles from the launch complex and is a critical component of all MARS launches.
- The logistics building warehouse is the main office for all MARS logistics operations. The facility has environmentally controlled office space and storage for parts and documentation. The warehouse portion of the facility is a critical component of the organization’s infrastructure with all major hardware for our operational sites stored, shipped, and received at a single location.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
7414 Atlantic Rd.
Wallops Island, VA 23337
Federally Licensed
Scott Schaire, Chief, Advanced Projects Office
Office: (757) 824-1120
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