Pick up to 4 launch sites to compare side-by-side. State lives in the URL — share the link and the comparison loads exactly as you left it.
Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) / Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) | Highlands and Islands Enterprise / Orbex | ISRO |
| Ownership | Government | Public-Private | Government |
| Region | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇮🇳 India |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2024 | 2023 | 2025 |
| Regulatory regime | Vietnam Law on Atomic Energy and pending space-activity legislation; no current orbital-launch licensing framework — would require new statute | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) |
Pure URL state — no JavaScript, no localStorage, no cookies. Bookmark or share the URL and the comparison reproduces exactly. Top 20 entries have full CitedFigure attribution to primary agency sources (NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, KARI).