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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) | Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (TSX-V: MAXC) | ISC Kosmotras (defunct) / Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Private | Military |
| Region | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 (target 1–3 by 2028) ↑ Most active | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2025 | 2023 | 1999 |
| Regulatory regime | Portuguese Space Agency (Portugal Space) + ANACOM, under Decree-Law 16/2019 (Space Activities Act) | Transport Canada / Canadian Space Agency (CSA) / NAV CANADA — Canada's first commercial orbital launch regulatory regime, still being codified | Russian Ministry of Defence + Roscosmos; commercial operations ceased after Russia-Ukraine cooperation collapse 2014/2022 |
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