Spaceport

Malbusca Launch Centre

Portuguese commercial spaceport on the Azores Islands, offering launch trajectories not available to other European spaceports.

Spaceport Info

Operated By
Atlantic Spaceport Consortium
Under Construction
Private
Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
Portuguese commercial spaceport on the Azores Islands, offering launch trajectories not available to other European spaceports.

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The spaceport can support launches in all cardinal directions, supporting Polar Orbit, Sun-Synchronous Orbit, and Low-Earth Orbit trajectories.

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History

The Atlantic Spaceport Consortium has been working since its organization in 2020 to build a spaceport in Portugal. It was licensed in 2025 to begin construction and operation of the spaceport.

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