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| Attribute | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Camden County (project canceled) | Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) + Government of Djibouti | NASA |
| Ownership | Government | International Consortium | Government |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | — | — | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 (under construction) | 109 combined KSC + CCSFS in 2025 (record)as of [3]101 of the 109 were Falcon 9/Heavy. Shotwell guidance is ~140–145 Falcon launches in 2026; ~75 Falcon-family flown (74 Falcon 9 + 1 Falcon Heavy) by June 25, 2026 — most from the Space Coast ↑ Most active |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2015 | 2023 | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (lapsed); CEQA-equivalent environmental review process never completed for orbital operations | Djibouti national authority (regulatory framework under development); subject to international scrutiny via Wassenaar Arrangement and Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) given PRC-linked sponsor | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range |
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