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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 × | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | JAXA | United States Space Force |
| Ownership | Government | Military |
| Region | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | 1 orbital (M-V pad, reconfigured for Epsilon-S)as of [1] | 4 active (SLC-40, SLC-41, SLC-37B, SLC-16 standby)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 1–2as of [1] | ~40as of [1]Includes SpaceX SLC-40 Falcon 9 + ULA SLC-41 Atlas V operations |
| Max payload (LEO) | 700 kg to SSO (Epsilon-S target)as of [1]Epsilon-S return-to-flight following 2022 failure under investigation | 22,800 kg to LEO (Falcon 9 Block 5)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 1970-02-11as of [1]Ohsumi — Japan's first satellite; first satellite launched by a non-superpower | 1950-07-24as of [1]Bumper 8 — first launch from Cape Canaveral |
| Regulatory regime | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023) | U.S. Space Force Eastern Range + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial operators |
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