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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Camden County (project canceled) | Spaceport Cornwall / Cornwall Council | Various proponents (historical: Cape York Space Agency consortium; current: speculative) |
| Ownership | Government | Public-Private | Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0-1 ↑ Most active | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2015 | 2021 | 1986 |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (lapsed); CEQA-equivalent environmental review process never completed for orbital operations | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; horizontal-launch range license (2022) | Would require Australian Space Agency launch facility licence under Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 |
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