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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Naro Space Center 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Palmachim Airbase 🇮🇱 Israel Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | NASA | Israel Defense Forces / Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Ownership | Government | Government | Military |
| Region | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Launch pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 active (classified IAF facility)as of [1] |
| Annual launches | 2–3as of [1] | ~40as of [1]Combined NASA + SpaceX cadence from LC-39A and LC-39B ↑ Most active | 1–2as of [1] |
| Max payload (LEO) | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] | ~350 kg to retrograde LEO (Shavit-2)as of [1]Launches westward over Mediterranean due to geopolitical overflight constraints; unusual retrograde orbit |
| First operational launch | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A | 1988-09-19as of [2]Ofeq-1 — Israel's first satellite; first nation ever to launch into retrograde orbit from a dedicated national site |
| Regulatory regime | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range | Israel Space Agency (ISA) civil oversight; Ministry of Defense controls dual-use launches and Ofeq reconnaissance program |
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