Research Article

Relationship of Worldwide Rocket Launch Crashes with Geophysical Parameters

Table 1

Main world space ports.

Space portState ownedLat.°Long.°Period of operation# of launches# of crashes

(1) Plesetsk USSR/Russia63N41E1966–present155866
(2) Baikonur USSR/Russia46N62E1957–present1288109
(3) Cape Canaveral USA28N80W1957–present63862
(4) Vandenberg AFBUSA34N120W1959–present58650
(5) Centre Spatial Guyanais, KourouGuyane Francaise05N52W1968–present18914
(6) Kapustin Jar USSR/Russia48N45E1961–199910016
(7) Xichang Space CenterChina28N102E1984–present474
(8) Tanegashima Japan30N130E1975–present442
(9) Naval Missile Facility, Point ArguelloUSA34N120W1986–present4412
(10) Wallops Flight FacilityUSA38N75W1960–present423
(11) JiuquanChina40N100E1970–present425
(12) Kagoshima Japan31N130E1966–2006358
(13) Taiyuan China37N112E1988–2006232
(14) Sea Launch, Platform Odyssey USA, Russia, Ukraine, Norway0154W1999–present242
Others1957–present22929