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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Enterprise / Orbex | BRIN (National Research and Innovation Agency) / former LAPAN | TiSPACE (Taiwanese Innovative Space Inc.) |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Government | Private |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Regulatory regime | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | Indonesian Aerospace Law (Law 21/2013); BRIN under Presidential Regulation. No active launch-licensing regime — would require new statute. | Taiwan National Space Organization (NSPO) under Ministry of Science and Technology; Taiwan Space Development Act (2022) sets domestic licensing framework |
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