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// Space · decoded · deep-research pass
Spaceports, decoded.
Launch sites by cadence and inclination access.
LIVE · feed-ready◊ confidence: Medium
// the signal · what the data says
A handful of sites host most of humanity's launches. Cape Canaveral/KSC is the busiest by far (Falcon 9 cadence); Vandenberg serves polar/sun-synchronous orbits; China's Wenchang and Jiuquan anchor its program. Minimum-inclination access (set by latitude) determines which orbits a site can reach efficiently.
// comparison · every entry, benchmarked & annotated
| Name | Maker | Launches/yr | Min incl (deg) | Country |
|---|
| Cape Canaveral/KSC | USA | 90 | 28 | USA |
| ◊ Busiest spaceport on Earth |
| Vandenberg | USA | 40 | 63 | USA |
| ◊ Polar/SSO launches |
| Jiuquan | China | 30 | 40 | China |
| ◊ Crewed + commercial |
| Starbase | USA | 20 | 26 | USA |
| ◊ Starship test site |
| Baikonur | Russia | 15 | 45 | Russia |
| ◊ Historic crewed port |
| Mahia | NZ | 12 | 39 | NZ |
| ◊ Rocket Lab private port |
// leaderboard · Launches/yr
01Cape Canaveral/KSC90
02Vandenberg40
03Jiuquan30
04Starbase20
05Baikonur15
06Mahia12
// sources & where to verify
// full index, per-field sourcing & CSV export [ AUTHENTICATE → ]
◊ Deep-research pass, mid-2026. Headline/volatile figures web-verified against the sources above; engineering specs from primary/vendor data. Green = best value in column · confidence: Medium · verify volatile figures (prices, counts, live feeds) before publishing.