National Launch Site

The National Launch Site is a spaceport planned by the Taiwan Space Agency. It will be located in Pingtung County and is expected to be completed in the 2030s. The spaceport is planned to incorporate tourist attractions as well as a rocket launch site.^[1]

History

The National Launch Site is part of an Executive Yuan plan to develop Taiwan's satellite industries. The Taiwan Space Agency says the site will "promote the development of space technologies and industries" and train "space talents."^[2] The Taiwanese government views direct access to space as essential to preserving Taiwan's sovereignty.^[3]

Taiwan's government announced regulations for the site in 2022.^[1] Selection was tightened and promised by the end of 2024.^[4] In 2025 TASA announced its selection of Manzhou township (滿州) in Pingtung country as the National Launch Site's location.^[5] The decision came down to Manzhou and Dajen township in Taitung County.^[6] Within Manzhou township the site would be located in Jiupeng village.^[7]

A sounding rocket launch complex in Pingtung was inaugurated in 2025 as part of the National Launch Site project.^[8]