Launch and sites
海上发射
Sea launch
Launching from a sea platform, free to pick a latitude.
China has flown several sea launches from the Yellow and East China Seas.
Related terms
- Cape Canaveral — The Florida launch complex at about 28.5°N.
- Baikonur Cosmodrome — A Russian-leased site in Kazakhstan.
- Kourou (Guiana Space Centre) — Europe's site in French Guiana, about 5°N.
- Launch cost — The price of a flight, per payload or per rocket.