SpaceX’s private launch and development site in South Texas is called Starbase. It is located near Boca Chica Village on the Gulf Coast, close to the Mexican border.
The site began as a SpaceX launch facility for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missions, but it became primarily associated with the development and testing of Starship. The complex includes manufacturing buildings, test stands, launch infrastructure, and a launch tower.
SpaceX commonly referred to the area as the Boca Chica launch site before adopting Starbase as the broader name for the company’s South Texas campus. The name can therefore describe more than the launch pad itself.
Starbase is separate from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and from SpaceX’s earlier Falcon 1 site on Omelek Island. Its coastal location supports launches toward the Gulf of Mexico, reducing the need to fly over populated land.