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| Attribute | Satish Dhawan Space Centre 🇮🇳 India Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO | Highlands and Islands Enterprise / Orbex | ISRO |
| Ownership | Government | Public-Private | Government |
| Region | 🇮🇳 India | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇮🇳 India |
| Launch pads | — | — | 3 (FLP PSLV; SLP GSLV Mk II; ULP LVM3/Gaganyaan)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 | 5–8as of [1] |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | 8,000 kg to LEO (LVM3 / GSLV Mk III)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2025 | 2023 | 1979-08-10as of [1]Rohini Technology Payload on SLV-3 — India's first orbital launch |
| Regulatory regime | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) under Department of Space |
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