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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | SPACE COTAN Inc. | ISC Kosmotras (defunct) / Russian Strategic Rocket Forces | Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (TSX-V: MAXC) |
| Ownership | Private | Military | Private |
| Region | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 2-4 | 0 | 0 (target 1–3 by 2028) ↑ Most active |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2021 | 1999 | 2023 |
| Regulatory regime | Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); MEXT licensing | Russian Ministry of Defence + Roscosmos; commercial operations ceased after Russia-Ukraine cooperation collapse 2014/2022 | Transport Canada / Canadian Space Agency (CSA) / NAV CANADA — Canada's first commercial orbital launch regulatory regime, still being codified |
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