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Which country has the world's first private orbital launch site?

Question #151092. Asked by psnz.
Last updated May 12 2024.
Originally posted May 12 2024 8:04 PM.

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The first private orbital launcher is in New Zealand! Rocket Lab was founded by Peter Beck an entrepreneur from Invercargill, New Zealand but because he has American investors and help from the US Government he has chosen to operate his company out of California, USA. To date, Rocket Labs has launched 46 rockets.
The spaceport is located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, in the Hawke's Bay Region of the North Island's east coast. The site is a raised plateau surrounded on three sides by cliffs, and at an altitude of 104 metres (341 ft). The only road access is a single road leading north from the site. This crosses the isthmus connecting the peninsula with the rest of the North Island before connecting with SH 2 at the settlement of Nuhaka. The nearest town, Wairoa, lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the northwest of the launch site, around the curve of Hawke Bay.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on May 12 2024.
May 12 2024, 8:07 PM
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