Pick up to 4 launch sites to compare side-by-side. State lives in the URL — share the link and the comparison loads exactly as you left it.
Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Aerospace | Oita Prefecture / NTT Communications consortium | Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) |
| Ownership | State Enterprise | Public-Private | Military |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 2-5 ↑ Most active | 0 | 0-2 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 1998 | 2020 | 1947 |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Part 450 commercial license; state-owned range safety | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); Oita Airport operates under Japan Civil Aviation Bureau | Russian Ministry of Defence (closed military range); subject to comprehensive Western sanctions |
Pure URL state — no JavaScript, no localStorage, no cookies. Bookmark or share the URL and the comparison reproduces exactly. Top 20 entries have full CitedFigure attribution to primary agency sources (NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, KARI).