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| Attribute | Andoya Spaceport 🇳🇴 Norway Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (TSX-V: MAXC) | Andoya Space | ISRO |
| Ownership | Private | State Enterprise | Government |
| Region | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇮🇳 India |
| Launch pads | — | 2 sounding rocket rails; 1 orbital pad under developmentas of [1] ↑ Most pads | — |
| Annual launches | 0 (target 1–3 by 2028) ↑ Most active | 6–10 suborbitalas of [1]Orbital launches pending; sounding rocket campaigns only through 2026 | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | suborbital only (< 1,000 kg payload to apogee)as of [1]Orbital LV commercial contracts under negotiation as of Q1 2026 ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 1962-08-18as of [1]First sounding rocket from Andøya Island; orbital capability planned late 2020s | 2025 |
| Regulatory regime | Transport Canada / Canadian Space Agency (CSA) / NAV CANADA — Canada's first commercial orbital launch regulatory regime, still being codified | Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry & Fisheries + Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA); aligned with EASA airspace coordination | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) |
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