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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | Uchinoura Space Center 🇯🇵 Japan Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Naro Space Center 🇰🇷 South Korea Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Operator | Highlands and Islands Enterprise / Orbex | JAXA | KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Government | Government |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Launch pads | — | 1 orbital (M-V pad, reconfigured for Epsilon-S)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 1 (KSLV-II/Nuri launch pad; KSLV-III pad planned)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 0 | 1–2as of [1] | 2–3as of [1] |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | 700 kg to SSO (Epsilon-S target)as of [1]Epsilon-S return-to-flight following 2022 failure under investigation | 1,500 kg to 500 km SSO (Nuri KSLV-II)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 1970-02-11as of [1]Ohsumi — Japan's first satellite; first satellite launched by a non-superpower | 2009-08-25as of [1]KSLV-1 first attempt (partially successful); first successful Korean orbital launch 2022-06-21 (Nuri) |
| Regulatory regime | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023) | KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration, established May 2024) / MSIT |
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