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Over 70 licensed launch facilities now operate globally — 20 commissioned since 2020.
| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ISC Kosmotras (defunct) / Russian Strategic Rocket Forces | Italian Space Agency (ASI) / Sapienza University of Rome (historical) | Spaceport Cornwall / Cornwall Council |
| Ownership | Military | International Consortium | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 | 0-1 ↑ Most active |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 1999 | 1967 | 2021 |
| Regulatory regime | Russian Ministry of Defence + Roscosmos; commercial operations ceased after Russia-Ukraine cooperation collapse 2014/2022 | — | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; horizontal-launch range license (2022) |
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