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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 × | Naro Space Center 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Operator | NASA | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | SaxaVord Spaceport Ltd |
| Ownership | Government | Government | Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Launch pads | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] | — |
| Annual launches | ~40as of [1]Combined NASA + SpaceX cadence from LC-39A and LC-39B ↑ Most active | 2–3as of [1] | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) | 2022 |
| Regulatory regime | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018 + Space Industry Regulations 2021 |
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