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| Attribute | Wallops Flight Facility 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | NASA | New Mexico Spaceport Authority | Highlands and Islands Enterprise / Orbex |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Public-Private | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Launch pads | 2 orbital (Pad 0A Antares, Pad 0B Minotaur-C)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — | — |
| Annual launches | 6–10as of [1]Includes Antares/Cygnus cargo + sounding rocket campaigns | 5-10 | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | 8,000 kg to LEO (Antares 230+)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — | — |
| First operational launch | 1945-06-27as of [1]First Wallops Island V-2/WAC Corporal test; orbital launches began 1961 | 2011 | 2023 |
| Regulatory regime | NASA range + FAA-AST Part 450 commercial license under MARS operating agreement | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (vertical + horizontal) | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council |
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