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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Andoya Spaceport 🇳🇴 Norway Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Guiana Space Centre 🇫🇷 France Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | NASA | Andoya Space | ESA / CNES |
| Ownership | Government | State Enterprise | International Consortium |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇫🇷 France |
| Launch pads | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] | 2 sounding rocket rails; 1 orbital pad under developmentas of [1] | 3 (ELA-4 Ariane 6, ZLV Vega-C, ELS Soyuz-retired 2022)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | ~40as of [1]Combined NASA + SpaceX cadence from LC-39A and LC-39B | 6–10 suborbitalas of [1]Orbital launches pending; sounding rocket campaigns only through 2026 | 4–8as of [1]Ariane 6 cadence ramping post-2024 return-to-flight; Vega-C return TBD |
| Max payload (LEO) | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] | suborbital only (< 1,000 kg payload to apogee)as of [1]Orbital LV commercial contracts under negotiation as of Q1 2026 | 10,735 kg to GTO (Ariane 6.4, dual-payload)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A | 1962-08-18as of [1]First sounding rocket from Andøya Island; orbital capability planned late 2020s | 1968-04-09as of [1]First Véronique sounding rocket; first orbital launch 1979-12-24 (Ariane 1, CAT-01) |
| Regulatory regime | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range | Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries + Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA); aligned with EASA airspace coordination | ESA Convention + French Space Operations Act (LOS, 2008) under CNES oversight |
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