SpaceX Starbase, Louisiana
.png) Starship Version 3, the rocket to be launched from Starbase, Louisiana | |
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| Location | Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°38′48″N 92°27′11″W / 29.6467°N 92.4531°W |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time |
| Operator | SpaceX |
| Launch pad | 12 planned |
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| Status | Planned |
| Associated rockets | SpaceX Starship Block 3 (planned) |
SpaceX Starbase, Louisiana is a planned rocket manufacturing and launch facility for Starship launch vehicles located near Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.[1] The spaceport was announced on August 25, 2026, by Louisiana governor Jeff Landry, who stated that SpaceX would invest $100 billion into the site's development.[2]
The launch site would contain propellant production and vehicle processing facilities, as well as the possibility of an onsite airport.[3] While the property is over 125,000 acres (510 km2) of land, which would make it the largest spaceport in the world,[4] the actual launch facilities would only cover a small portion of the total land area near the coastline which borders the Gulf of Mexico.[2]
Construction of the launch site is expected to begin in 2027, with the first launch targeting for 2029.[5] According to SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk, the site is expected to eventually have over a dozen launch towers and support a cadence of around 30 launches a day.[6] The site is expected to create 3,000 jobs in the local area and 8,100 more indirectly.[7]
References
- ↑ Kolodny, Lora (August 25, 2026). "SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana". CNBC. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Berger, Eric (August 25, 2026). "SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport". Ars Technica. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ Dinner, Josh (August 25, 2026). "Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site". Space.com. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
- ↑ Brasted, Chelsea (August 25, 2026). "SpaceX to build $100B new Starbase Louisiana". Axios. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Elon Musk's space company to build new rocket launching site in Louisiana". The Independent. August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ Elon Musk [@elonmusk] (August 25, 2026). "Starbase Louisiana will ultimately have over a dozen launch towers, enabling more than 30 Starship flights per day and making it the biggest launch site on Earth! SpaceX makes sci-fi real" (Tweet). Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana". BBC News. August 26, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
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