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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 × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Andoya Space | Iranian Space Agency (ISA) / IRGC Aerospace Force | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) / Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) |
| Ownership | State Enterprise | Military | Government |
| Region | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇮🇷 Iran | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Launch pads | 2 sounding rocket rails; 1 orbital pad under developmentas of [1] ↑ Most pads | — | — |
| Annual launches | 6–10 suborbitalas of [1]Orbital launches pending; sounding rocket campaigns only through 2026 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | suborbital only (< 1,000 kg payload to apogee)as of [1]Orbital LV commercial contracts under negotiation as of Q1 2026 ↑ Highest capacity | — | — |
| First operational launch | 1962-08-18as of [1]First sounding rocket from Andøya Island; orbital capability planned late 2020s | 2008 | 2024 |
| Regulatory regime | Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries + Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA); aligned with EASA airspace coordination | Iranian Space Agency (ISA) civil; IRGC Aerospace Force military; subject to UN Security Council Resolution 2231 missile-technology restrictions and US OFAC / EU sanctions blocking all Western commercial engagement | Vietnam Law on Atomic Energy and pending space-activity legislation; no current orbital-launch licensing framework — would require new statute |
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