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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 × | Etlaq Spaceport 🇴🇲 Oman Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Operator | JAXA | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) | National Aerospace Services Company (NASCOM) |
| Ownership | Government | Military | Private |
| Region | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇴🇲 Oman |
| Launch pads | 1 orbital (M-V pad, reconfigured for Epsilon-S)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — | — |
| Annual launches | 1–2as of [1] | Multiple test campaigns/year (classified) | 1-5 (experimental) |
| Max payload (LEO) | 700 kg to SSO (Epsilon-S target)as of [1]Epsilon-S return-to-flight following 2022 failure under investigation ↑ Highest capacity | — | — |
| First operational launch | 1970-02-11as of [1]Ohsumi — Japan's first satellite; first satellite launched by a non-superpower | 1957 | 2024-12-04as of [1]Duqm-1 experimental suborbital launch — first from a MENA commercial spaceport |
| Regulatory regime | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023) | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) + Swedish Ministry of Defence; coordinated airspace closures with EU/EASA | Oman Civil Aviation Authority — Civil Aviation Directive CAD 5-01 (October 2025): evidence-based safety case, launch-window approvals in as little as 45 days, no annual cap per provider or spaceport |
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