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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Wenchang Space Launch Site 🇨🇳 China Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | New Mexico Spaceport Authority | CNSA / PLA Strategic Support Force | Oita Prefecture / NTT Communications consortium |
| Ownership | Public-Private | State Enterprise | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇨🇳 China | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Launch pads | — | 2 (LC-1 Long March 5/7; LC-2 Long March 8)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — |
| Annual launches | 5-10 | ~10as of [1] | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | 25,000 kg to LEO (Long March 5B)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 2011 | 2016-11-03as of [1]Long March 5 Y1 inaugural flight; China's most powerful rocket first launch | 2020 |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (vertical + horizontal) | Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); Oita Airport operates under Japan Civil Aviation Bureau |
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