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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Highlands and Islands Enterprise / Orbex | Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) + Government of Djibouti | ISC Kosmotras (defunct) / Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Ownership | Public-Private | International Consortium | Military |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 (under construction) | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 2023 | 1999 |
| Regulatory regime | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | Djibouti national authority (regulatory framework under development); subject to international scrutiny via Wassenaar Arrangement and Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) given PRC-linked sponsor | Russian Ministry of Defence + Roscosmos; commercial operations ceased after Russia-Ukraine cooperation collapse 2014/2022 |
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