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| Attribute | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Satish Dhawan Space Centre 🇮🇳 India Active · Last updated 2026-06-28Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | United States Space Force | ISRO |
| Ownership | Military | Government |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇮🇳 India |
| Launch pads | 4 active (SLC-40, SLC-41, SLC-37B, SLC-16 standby)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 3 (FLP PSLV; SLP GSLV Mk II; ULP LVM3/Gaganyaan)as of [1] |
| Annual launches | 109 combined CCSFS + KSC in 2025 (record)as of [3]101 of the 109 were Falcon 9/Heavy, the bulk from SLC-40. SpaceX targeting ~140+ Falcon launches in 2026; 69 flown by June 11, 2026 ↑ Most active | 5–8as of [1] |
| Max payload (LEO) | 22,800 kg to LEO (Falcon 9 Block 5)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity | 8,000 kg to LEO (LVM3 / GSLV Mk III)as of [1] |
| First operational launch | 1950-07-24as of [1]Bumper 8 — first launch from Cape Canaveral | 1979-08-10as of [1]Rohini Technology Payload on SLV-3 — India's first orbital launch |
| Regulatory regime | U.S. Space Force Eastern Range + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial operators | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) under Department of Space |
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