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| Attribute | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center 🇨🇳 China Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | NASA | CNSA / PLA Strategic Support Force |
| Ownership | Government | Military |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇨🇳 China |
| Launch pads | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] | 4 active (SLS-1, SLS-2 Long March 2C/4; LC-43 crewed Shenzhou; LC-43/921 Long March 2F)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | ~40as of [1]Combined NASA + SpaceX cadence from LC-39A and LC-39B | ~20as of [1] |
| Max payload (LEO) | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] | 8,500 kg to LEO (Long March 2F)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A | 1970-04-24as of [1]Dong Fang Hong 1 — China's first satellite; first orbital launch from Jiuquan |
| Regulatory regime | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range | Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) |
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