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| Attribute | Naro Space Center 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | Oita Prefecture / NTT Communications consortium | Southern Launch / Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation |
| Ownership | Government | Public-Private | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Launch pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — | — |
| Annual launches | 2–3as of [1] | 0 | 2-5 ↑ Most active |
| Max payload (LEO) | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) | 2020 | 2020 |
| Regulatory regime | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); Oita Airport operates under Japan Civil Aviation Bureau | Australian Space Agency under Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 |
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