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| Attribute | Satish Dhawan Space Centre 🇮🇳 India Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Esrange Space Center 🇸🇪 Sweden Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | ISRO | Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) |
| Ownership | Government | State Enterprise |
| Region | 🇮🇳 India | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Launch pads | 3 (FLP PSLV; SLP GSLV Mk II; ULP LVM3/Gaganyaan)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 orbital pad (under development; multiple sounding rocket launch rails)as of [1] |
| Annual launches | 5–8as of [1] | 8–12 suborbitalas of [1]Orbital capacity ~100 kg planned for 2027; SSC orbital pad construction ongoing |
| Max payload (LEO) | 8,000 kg to LEO (LVM3 / GSLV Mk III)as of [1] | suborbital only (historical); ~100 kg to SSO planned 2027as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 1979-08-10as of [1]Rohini Technology Payload on SLV-3 — India's first orbital launch | 1966-11-19as of [1]First Nike-Cajun sounding rocket from Esrange; first European orbital launch site when orbital pad opens |
| Regulatory regime | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) under Department of Space | Swedish Space Act (1982:963) + Swedish National Space Agency; EU/EASA airspace coordination |
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