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Starbase Boca Chica 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-28Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | Sutherland Spaceport Ltd (wound up); Highlands and Islands Enterprise landlord | Southern Launch / Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation | SpaceX |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Public-Private | Private |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | — | — | 2 (Pad A and Pad B/OLP-2 both operational)as of [3] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 0 | 2-5 | 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) |
| 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 | 2020 | 2023-04-20as of [1]Starship IFT-1 — first integrated flight test; vehicle lost at stage separation |
| Regulatory regime | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | Australian Space Agency under Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 | FAA-AST Part 450 vehicle operator license + site-specific Environmental Assessment / PEA |
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