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| Attribute | Starbase Boca Chica 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-28Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | SaxaVord Spaceport 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | SpaceX | SaxaVord Spaceport Ltd | NASA |
| Ownership | Private | Private | Government |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | 2 (Pad A and Pad B/OLP-2 both operational)as of [3] | — | 2 active (LC-39A, LC-39B)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| 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) | 0 | 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) | 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 | — | 63,800 kg to LEO (Falcon Heavy expendable)as of [2] |
| First operational launch | 2023-04-20as of [1]Starship IFT-1 — first integrated flight test; vehicle lost at stage separation | 2022 | 1967-11-09as of [1]SA-501 Apollo 4 — first Saturn V launch from LC-39A |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Part 450 vehicle operator license + site-specific Environmental Assessment / PEA | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018 + Space Industry Regulations 2021 | NASA range safety + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial users; co-managed with Eastern Range |
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