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| Attribute | Starbase Boca Chica 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-28Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (TSX-V: MAXC) | SpaceX | ISC Kosmotras (defunct) / Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Ownership | Private | Private | Military |
| Region | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Launch pads | — | 2 (Pad A and Pad B/OLP-2 both operational)as of [3] ↑ Most pads | — |
| Annual launches | 0 (target 1–3 by 2028) | Up to 25 Starship flights/yr (FAA cap)as of [3]FAA approval May 2025 raised cap from 5 to 25 flights/yr; 12 integrated flights flown total through Flight 12 (2026-05-22, V3 debut) | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | 100,000+ kg to LEO (Starship target, fully reusable)as of [1]150,000 kg expendable; fully reusable figure TBC pending HLS missions ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 2023-04-20as of [1]Starship IFT-1 — first integrated flight test; vehicle lost at stage separation | 1999 |
| Regulatory regime | Transport Canada / Canadian Space Agency (CSA) / NAV CANADA — Canada's first commercial orbital launch regulatory regime, still being codified | FAA-AST Part 450 vehicle operator license + site-specific Environmental Assessment / PEA | Russian Ministry of Defence + Roscosmos; commercial operations ceased after Russia-Ukraine cooperation collapse 2014/2022 |
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