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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Jeju Offshore Launch Platform 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-07-26Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Ministry of National Defense; Hanwha Systems as industrial partner | United States Space Force |
| Ownership | Military | Military |
| Region | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | — | 4 active (SLC-40, SLC-41, SLC-37B, SLC-16 standby)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | <1 — one successful orbital launch (2023) and one scrubbed attempt (2026) in the site's history ↑ Most active | 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 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | 22,800 kg to LEO (Falcon 9 Block 5)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 1950-07-24as of [1]Bumper 8 — first launch from Cape Canaveral |
| Regulatory regime | — | U.S. Space Force Eastern Range + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial operators |
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