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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Andoya Spaceport 🇳🇴 Norway Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Naro Space Center 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Operator | Andoya Space | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | Royal Australian Air Force / Defence Science & Technology Group |
| Ownership | State Enterprise | Government | Military |
| Region | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Launch pads | 2 sounding rocket rails; 1 orbital pad under developmentas of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] | — |
| Annual launches | 6–10 suborbitalas of [1]Orbital launches pending; sounding rocket campaigns only through 2026 | 2–3as of [1] | 5-10 |
| Max payload (LEO) | suborbital only (< 1,000 kg payload to apogee)as of [1]Orbital LV commercial contracts under negotiation as of Q1 2026 | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 1962-08-18as of [1]First sounding rocket from Andøya Island; orbital capability planned late 2020s | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) | 1947 |
| Regulatory regime | Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries + Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA); aligned with EASA airspace coordination | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT | Australian Defence Act; Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 for civil flights |
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