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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 × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Launch / Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation | Roscosmos | NASA |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Government | Government |
| Region | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | — | — | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 2-5 | 3-5 | ~40as of [1]Combined NASA + SpaceX cadence from LC-39A and LC-39B ↑ Most active |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2020 | 2016 | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A |
| Regulatory regime | Australian Space Agency under Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 | Roscosmos (Russian federal jurisdiction, no foreign lease) | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range |
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