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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Etlaq Spaceport 🇴🇲 Oman Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Centro Espacial Punta Indio 🇦🇷 Argentina Active · Last updated 2026-07-26Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Operator | Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC), with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited operating the public airport; Discover Space UK as prospective launch operator | National Aerospace Services Company (NASCOM) | CONAE (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales), with VENG S.A., INVAP and FAdeA as industrial partners |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Private | Government |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇴🇲 Oman | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 1-5 (experimental) ↑ Most active | 0 in recent years — 3 launches total across the site's history |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2018 | 2024-12-04as of [1]Duqm-1 experimental suborbital launch — first from a MENA commercial spaceport | 2014 |
| Regulatory regime | — | 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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