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| Attribute | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Starbase Boca Chica 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-28Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Etlaq Spaceport 🇴🇲 Oman Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | NASA | SpaceX | National Aerospace Services Company (NASCOM) |
| Ownership | Government | Private | Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇴🇲 Oman |
| Launch pads | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 2 (Pad A and Pad B/OLP-2 both operational)as of [3] | — |
| Annual launches | 109 combined KSC + CCSFS in 2025 (record)as of [3]101 of the 109 were Falcon 9/Heavy. Shotwell guidance is ~140–145 Falcon launches in 2026; ~75 Falcon-family flown (74 Falcon 9 + 1 Falcon Heavy) by June 25, 2026 — most from the Space Coast ↑ Most active | Up to 25 Starship flights/yr (FAA cap)as of [3]FAA approval May 2025 raised cap from 5 to 25 flights/yr; 12 integrated flights flown total through Flight 12 (2026-05-22, V3 debut) | 1-5 (experimental) |
| Max payload (LEO) | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] | 100,000+ kg to LEO (Starship target, fully reusable)as of [1]150,000 kg expendable; fully reusable figure TBC pending HLS missions ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A | 2023-04-20as of [1]Starship IFT-1 — first integrated flight test; vehicle lost at stage separation | 2024-12-04as of [1]Duqm-1 experimental suborbital launch — first from a MENA commercial spaceport |
| Regulatory regime | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range | FAA-AST Part 450 vehicle operator license + site-specific Environmental Assessment / PEA | Oman Civil Aviation Authority — Civil Aviation Directive CAD 5-01 (October 2025): evidence-based safety case, launch-window approvals in as little as 45 days, no annual cap per provider or spaceport |
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