List of rocket launch sites
South America

List of rocket launch sites

Section Title: South America
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Country	Location	Coordinates	Operational date	Number of rocket launches	Heaviest rocket launched	Highest achieved altitude	Notes

Argentina	Puerto Belgrano	38°57′46″S 61°42′54″W / 38.9628°S 61.715°W	TBA	Launch pad for Tronador II under construction (CONAE)

Argentina	Punta Indio	35°31′26″S 57°11′02″W / 35.523889°S 57.183889°W	2014–	3	7 076 kg	2.2 km	Civilian Launch Test Site (CONAE)

Argentina	CELPA	30°07′39″S 66°20′27″W / 30.12737°S 66.34082°W	1962–1974 / 2011–	100 (approximately)	933 kg	550 km	Military Launch Test Site (CITIDEF)

Argentina	Serrezuela	30°38′00″S 65°23′00″W / 30.6333°S 65.3833°W	2009	1	500 kg	40 km	Military test (Gradicom I)

Argentina	Las Palmas	27°05′43″S 58°45′13″W / 27.09531°S 58.75352°W	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	1966–1966	During a solar eclipse

Argentina	Mar Chiquita	37°43′27″S 57°24′18″W / 37.72427°S 57.40512°W	1968–1972	11

Argentina	Villa Reynolds	33°43′29″S 65°22′38″W / 33.72460°S 65.37730°W	1973–1973	2

Argentina	Pampa de Achala	31°35′00″S 64°50′00″W / 31.5833°S 64.8333°W	1961–1962	8	28 kg	25 km	First Argentine launch site.

Brazil	Natal/Barreira	5°51′58″S 35°22′59″W / 5.86600°S 35.38300°W	1965–	233	1100 km

Brazil	Praia do Cassino	32°05′00″S 52°10′02″W / 32.08338°S 52.16725°W	1966–1966	27

Brazil	Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão	2°18′58″S 44°22′03″W / 2.3160°S 44.3676°W	1990–	35	6 737 kg	956 km	Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Space Agency. Planned satellite launches.

France	Guiana Space Centre, Kourou	5°14′15″N 52°46′10″W / 5.23739°N 52.76950°W	1968–	<200	777 000 kg	Interplanetary	Operated by CNES for ESA; launch base for Arianespace. Commercial and governmental launches.

Peru	Chilca Launch Range	12°30′17″S 76°47′55″W / 12.50477°S 76.79849°W	1974-1983	<65	590 km	Sounding rocket launch location.

Peru	Chilca PLOB, Punta Lobos Range	12°30′00″S 76°48′00″W / 12.50000°S 76.8000°W	1983	32	2 000 kg	590 km	Sounding rocket launch location. Possibly part of, or identical to, Chilca Launch Range.

Suriname	Coronie	5°52′21″N 56°17′21″W / 5.87241°N 56.28908°W	1965–1965	4	205 km

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The Brazilian Space Agency operates a rocket launch site at Alcântara.

final_sentence: The Brazilian Space Agency operates a rocket launch site at Alcântara.