noun
launch site; launch base
Refers to a facility from which missiles, rockets, or spacecraft are launched. Often used in military, space, and news contexts.
北朝鮮が新たなミサイル発射基地を建設していると報じられた。
It was reported that North Korea is constructing a new missile launch site.
そのロケットは
The rocket was launched from the launch site on Tanegashima.
Compound of 発射 (launch, firing) and 基地 (base, site). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.