Verified for the August 2026 patch · updated Aug 20, 2026
Launch Site
The rocket, the crane jump, and the most radioactive building in Rust — elite crates for those who prepare.
At a glance
- Puzzle
- Red keycard
- Cards needed
- Fuses
- 2
- Rad protection
- 25 for the puzzle; full rad suit + water for the main building
- Recycler
- Yes, on-site
- Puzzle reward
- Elite loot room (2 elite + 2 military + 2 normal)
Launch Site is Rust’s end-game landmark: the rocket on its pad, the Bradley APC on patrol, and radiation hot enough that preparation is the actual puzzle.
Why you’re here
Elite crates. The red-door loot room pays 2 elite, 2 military, and 2 normal crates, and the main rocket assembly building holds an elite-crate circuit for crews who can survive its radiation. Launch Site is also Bradley’s home — the APC drops some of the best loot in the game for teams equipped to kill it.
The layout
Enormous: warehouses and offices on one end, the rocket pad and the towering main assembly building on the other. The keycard route weaves through numbered buildings and a scaffolding descent with a ledge-jump section — bring patience for the parkour. The main building’s interior runs extreme radiation: a full rad suit plus a water jerry can (to flush rads) is the standing kit for deep runs.
Route and circuit: Launch Site puzzle guide.
Loot worth the trip
- 2 elite, 2 military, 2 normal crates behind the red door
- Elite crate circuit inside the main rocket assembly building
- Bradley APC patrols the launch pad — end-game fights