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| Attribute | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | NASA | French Military / CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique) (historical) | Spaceport Cornwall / Cornwall Council |
| Ownership | Government | Military | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Launch pads | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — | — |
| Annual launches | ~40as of [1]Combined NASA + SpaceX cadence from LC-39A and LC-39B ↑ Most active | 0 | 0-1 |
| Max payload (LEO) | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity | — | — |
| First operational launch | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A | 1960 | 2021 |
| Regulatory regime | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range | — | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; horizontal-launch range license (2022) |
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