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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) | New Mexico Spaceport Authority | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) / Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Public-Private | Government |
| Region | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 5-10 ↑ Most active | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2025 | 2011 | 2024 |
| Regulatory regime | Portuguese Space Agency (Portugal Space) + ANACOM, under Decree-Law 16/2019 (Space Activities Act) | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (vertical + horizontal) | Vietnam Law on Atomic Energy and pending space-activity legislation; no current orbital-launch licensing framework — would require new statute |
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