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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | TiSPACE (Taiwanese Innovative Space Inc.) | Camden County (project canceled) | Oita Prefecture / NTT Communications consortium |
| Ownership | Private | Government | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2016 | 2015 | 2020 |
| Regulatory regime | Taiwan National Space Organization (NSPO) under Ministry of Science and Technology; Taiwan Space Development Act (2022) sets domestic licensing framework | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (lapsed); CEQA-equivalent environmental review process never completed for orbital operations | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); Oita Airport operates under Japan Civil Aviation Bureau |
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