ðə loʊkˈeɪʃən wʌz tʃˈoʊzən bɪkˈʌz mˌæspɐlˈoʊməz ɪz ɔnðə sˈeɪm lˈæɾɪtˌuːd æz kˈeɪp kˈænɐvɚɹəl spˈeɪs fˈoːɹs stˈeɪʃən, wɪððə tˈuː loʊkˈeɪʃənz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˈoʊnli baɪ ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk ˈoʊʃən.
The location was chosen because Maspalomas is on the same latitude as Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the two locations separated only by the Atlantic Ocean.