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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Jeju Offshore Launch Platform 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-07-26Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC), with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited operating the public airport; Discover Space UK as prospective launch operator | Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Ministry of National Defense; Hanwha Systems as industrial partner | New Mexico Spaceport Authority |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Military | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | <1 — one successful orbital launch (2023) and one scrubbed attempt (2026) in the site's history ↑ Most active | 5-10 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2018 | 2023 | 2011 |
| Regulatory regime | — | — | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (vertical + horizontal) |
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