Kepler Launch Site is a site for the launch of low and medium power model rockets south of
Weil der Stadt
Weil der Stadt is a town of about 19,000 inhabitants in the Stuttgart Region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is about west of Stuttgart city centre, in the valley of the River Würm, and is often called the "Gate to the Black For ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
at {{coord, 48, 44, 23, N, 8, 51, 44, E}. Kepler Launch Site, which is named in honor of the astronomer
Johannes Kepler born in 1571 in Weil der Stadt, was founded in 2001 on the area of a former site of midsummer fire celebrations, which was abandoned a few years ago. From Kepler Launch Site rockets with maximum altitudes up to 3 kilometers can be launched.
Kepler Launch Site is the favorite launch area for model rocket enthusiasts in the Stuttgart area.
Rocket launch sites in Germany
Geography of Baden-Württemberg