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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 × | Starbase Boca Chica 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Operator | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | SpaceX | New Mexico Spaceport Authority |
| Ownership | Government | Private | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 (Orbital Launch Mount A); second pad under constructionas of [1] ↑ Most pads | — |
| Annual launches | 2–3as of [1] | 6–8 IFTs (2025 rate target)as of [2]IFT-1 through IFT-7 conducted 2023–2025; production cadence increasing ↑ Most active | 5-10 |
| Max payload (LEO) | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | 100,000+ kg to LEO (Starship target, fully reusable)as of [1]150,000 kg expendable; fully reusable figure TBC pending HLS missions | — |
| First operational launch | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) | 2023-04-20as of [1]Starship IFT-1 — first integrated flight test; vehicle lost at stage separation | 2011 |
| Regulatory regime | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT | FAA-AST Part 450 vehicle operator license + site-specific Environmental Assessment / PEA | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (vertical + horizontal) |
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