{"id":387823,"date":"2023-06-29T13:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=387823"},"modified":"2023-09-29T16:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T20:11:59","slug":"launch-services-program-launch-sites","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/kennedy\/launch-services-program\/launch-services-program-launch-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Services Program Launch Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 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class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/space-operations\/\">Space Operations Mission Directorate<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/kennedy\/launch-services-program\/launch-services-program-biographies\/\">LSP Biographies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launch Services Program Launch Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Kennedy Space Center<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Located along Florida\u2019s central Atlantic coast between Jacksonville and Miami, our nation\u2019s premiere spaceport is ideal for spacecraft requiring a west-east or equatorial orbit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/kennedy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA\u2019s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The IXPE spacecraft is the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars. Launch occurred at 1:00 a.m. EST.  Photo Credit: (NASA\/Joel Kowsky)<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Located along Florida\u2019s central Atlantic coast between Jacksonville and Miami, our nation\u2019s premiere spaceport is ideal for spacecraft requiring a west-east or equatorial orbit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrick.spaceforce.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen in this 2 minute and 30 second exposure photograph as it launches from Space Launch Complex 41, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Lucy will be the first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids. Like the mission's namesake \u2013 the fossilized human ancestor, "Lucy," whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity's evolution \u2013 Lucy will revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg 3631w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=300,257 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=768,657 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=1024,877 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=1536,1315 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=2048,1753 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=400,342 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=600,514 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=900,770 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=1200,1027 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lucy-launch.jpg?resize=2000,1712 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen in this 2 minute and 30 second exposure photograph as it launches from Space Launch Complex 41, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Lucy will be the first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids. Like the mission’s namesake \u2013 the fossilized human ancestor, “Lucy,” whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity’s evolution \u2013 Lucy will revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system. Photo Credit: (NASA\/Bill Ingalls)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Located along California\u2019s central coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Vandenberg is preferred for spacecraft requiring a north-south, or polar, orbit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft is seen atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=768,372 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=1024,495 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=1536,743 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=400,194 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=600,290 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=900,435 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dart.jpg?resize=1200,581 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. DART is the world\u2019s first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection technology. The mission was built and is managed by Johns Hopkins APL for NASA\u2019s Planetary Defense Coordination Office.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Wallops Flight Facility<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Operated by Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Wallops is NASA\u2019s principal facility for suborbital research programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/wallops-flight-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Antares rocket launching from Pad-0A with a bright white plume underneath against a mostly clear blue sky. A large water tower is stands to the left.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg 4702w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=300,184 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=768,471 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=1024,627 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=1536,941 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=2048,1255 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=400,245 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=600,368 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=900,551 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=1200,735 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/201309180011hq.jpg?resize=2000,1225 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, is seen as it launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. Cygnus is on its way to rendezvous with the space station. The spacecraft will deliver about 1,300 pounds (589 kilograms) of cargo, including food and clothing, to the Expedition 37 crew. Photo Credit: (NASA\/Bill Ingalls)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Chris Perry<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Reagan Test Site\u00a0– Kwajalein\u00a0Atoll<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The Kwajalein site is located between Hawaii and Australia and is used for missions requiring equatorial orbits and low inclinations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksc-2012-3312orig.jpg?w=720\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Orbital Science Corp.'s L-1011 aircraft "Stargazer" flies over the runway on Kwajalein Atoll.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksc-2012-3312orig.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksc-2012-3312orig.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksc-2012-3312orig.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ksc-2012-3312orig.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Orbital Science Corp.’s L-1011 aircraft “Stargazer” flies over the runway on Kwajalein Atoll with the company’s Pegasus rocket slung underneath. Kwajalein is part of the Marshall Islands chain in the Pacific Ocean. It’s also part of the Reagan Test Site and used for launches of NASA, commercial and military missions.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Additional Launch Sites<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Additional launch sites specific to LSP\u2019s VADR launches include Rocket Lab\u2019s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand; and SpaceX\u2019s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.\u00a0Kodiak Island, located in Alaska, is considered one of the best locations in the world for polar launch operations, providing a wide launch azimuth and unobstructed downrange flight path.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/vadr-venture-class-acquisition-of-dedicated-and-rideshare-launch-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tropicslaunch_0.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 at M\u0101hia, New Zealand at 9:00 p.m., carrying two TROPICS CubeSats for NASA.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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