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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Starbase Boca Chica 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-28Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Naro Space Center 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Etlaq Spaceport 🇴🇲 Oman Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | SpaceX | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) | National Aerospace Services Company (NASCOM) |
| Ownership | Private | Government | Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 🇴🇲 Oman |
| Launch pads | 2 (Pad A and Pad B/OLP-2 both operational)as of [3] ↑ Most pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] | — |
| Annual launches | 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) | 2–3as of [1] | 1-5 (experimental) |
| 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 | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 2023-04-20as of [1]Starship IFT-1 — first integrated flight test; vehicle lost at stage separation | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) | 2024-12-04as of [1]Duqm-1 experimental suborbital launch — first from a MENA commercial spaceport |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Part 450 vehicle operator license + site-specific Environmental Assessment / PEA | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT | Oman Civil Aviation Authority — Civil Aviation Directive CAD 5-01 (October 2025): evidence-based safety case, launch-window approvals in as little as 45 days, no annual cap per provider or spaceport |
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