List of rocket launch sites
Europe
Note that some European countries operate spaceports in Africa, South America, or other equatorial regions. These spaceports are listed in this article according to their geographical location.

List of rocket launch sites

Section Title: Europe
Table Section Text: Note that some European countries operate spaceports in Africa, South America, or other equatorial regions. These spaceports are listed in this article according to their geographical location.

Country	Location	Coordinates	Operational date	Number of rocket launches	Heaviest rocket launched	Highest achieved altitude	Notes

France	Ile du Levant	43°02′42″N 6°28′44″E / 43.04507°N 6.47887°E	1948–

Germany	Rocket Launch Site Berlin, Berlin-Tegel	52°21′00″N 13°12′36″E / 52.35000°N 13.21000°E	1930–1933	4 km

Germany	Peenemünde/Greifswalder Oie	54°08′35″N 13°47′38″E / 54.14300°N 13.79400°E	1942–1945	>3000	12 500 kg	>100 km	V-2 rockets during World War II, first rocket to reach space 20 June 1944

Germany	Cuxhaven	53°50′56″N 8°35′30″E / 53.84884°N 8.59154°E)	1945–1964

Germany	Hespenbusch, Großenkneten	52°56′20″N 8°18′45″E / 52.939002°N 8.312515°E	1952–1957	<10 km

Germany	Zingst	54°26′24″N 12°47′04″E / 54.44008°N 12.78431°E	1970–1992	67	80 km

Greece	Koroni	36°46′11″N 21°55′54″E / 36.7698°N 21.9316°E	1966–1989	371	114 km

Iceland	Vik	63°25′08″N 19°00′17″W / 63.41891°N 19.00463°W	1964–1965	2

Italy	Salto di Quirra	39°31′38″N 9°37′59″E / 39.52731°N 9.63303°E	1964–

Norway	Andøya Space Center	69°17′39″N 16°01′15″E / 69.29430°N 16.02070°E	1962–	>1200	800 kg	Rockets to the upper atmosphere.

Norway	Marka	58°12′00″N 7°18′00″E / 58.20000°N 7.30000°E	1983–1984	16 kg

Norway	SvalRak	78°13′24″N 15°38′49″E / 78.2234°N 15.6470°E	1997–

Poland	Tuchola Forest	53°37′11″N 17°59′06″E / 53.61970°N 17.98492°E	1944–1945	Nazi-German V-2 rockets

Poland	Łeba	54°46′09″N 17°35′37″E / 54.76904°N 17.59355°E	1941–1945	Nazi-German rockets

Poland	Łeba-Rąbka	54°45′16″N 17°31′05″E / 54.754486°N 17.517919°E	1963–1973	36	Polish rockets

Poland	Blizna	50°10′55″N 21°36′58″E / 50.18190°N 21.61620°E	1943–1944	139	Nazi-German V-2 rockets

Russia	Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, Astrakhan Oblast	48°34′41″N 46°15′15″E / 48.57807°N 46.25420°E	1957–	Orbital	Previously for satellite launches

Russia	Nyonoksa	64°38′57″N 39°11′14″E / 64.64928°N 39.18721°E	1965–1997

Russia	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	62°55′32″N 40°34′40″E / 62.92556°N 40.57778°E	1966–	>1000	760 000 kg	Orbital

Spain	El Arenosillo	37°05′49″N 6°44′19″W / 37.09687°N 6.73863°W	1966–	>500

Sweden	Nausta	66°21′26″N 19°16′33″E / 66.357202°N 19.275813°E	1961–1961	1	30 kg	<80 km	Arcas rocket for atmospheric research.

Sweden	Kronogård	66°24′53″N 19°16′36″E / 66.4147°N 19.2767°E	1961–1964	18	700 kg	135 km	Arcas, Nike-Cajun and Nike-Apache rockets for atmospheric research.

Sweden	Esrange, Kiruna	67°53′36″N 21°06′15″E / 67.89342°N 21.10429°E	1966–1972	150	700 kg	237 km	Operated by ESRO.

Sweden	Esrange, Kiruna	67°53′36″N 21°06′15″E / 67.89342°N 21.10429°E	1972–	300	12 400 kg	717 km	Operated by SSC. Major programmes: Maxus, TEXUS, Maser, stratospheric balloons.

United Kingdom	Highdown Test Site, Isle of Wight	50°39′50″N 1°34′35″W / 50.6639345°N 1.5763664°W	1956–1971	0	This site was used for static tests of assembled rockets only prior to them being shipped to Australia for launch.

United Kingdom	South Uist	57°19′48″N 7°19′48″W / 57.33000°N 7.33000°W	1959–	1 (2015)	approx 1300 kg plus payload	First space launch from the UK took place from here in October 2015 as part of 'At Sea Demonstration 15'.

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Marka is a rocket launch site situated in Norway.

final_sentence: Marka is a rocket launch site situated in Norway.