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Commercial Space Data

Licensed Launches

Licensed Launches Since 1989
421
FY 2022
5
CY 2021
48
Active Launch/Reentry Vehicle Specific Licenses
23
Licensed Launches since 1989 (calendar year)
Year Licensed launches
1989 4
1990 10
1991 10
1992 7
1993 6
1994 6
1995 12
1996 12
1997 17
1998 22
1999 17
2000 10
2001 6
2002 7
2003 8
2004 14
2005 5
2006 7
2007 4
2008 11
2009 5
2010 4
2011 1
2012 7
2013 8
2014 12
2015 9
2016 11
2017 23
2018 33
2019 26
2020 39
2021 48

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Licensed launches by region
State Launches
AK 6
AU 2
CA 70
FL 218
HI 2
MH 5
NM 18
NZ 22
Pacific Ocean 36
TX 19
VA 22
Most Recent Licensed Launches
Date Vehicle Company Site
Nov 20, 2021 Rocket 3.3 Astra Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska
Nov 17, 2021 Electron Rocket Lab Global Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Nov 13, 2021 Falcon 9 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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Licensed Reentries

Total Reentries Since 2010
28
FY 2022
1
CY 2021
6
Total reentries since 2010 (calendar year)
Year Total reentries
2010 1
2011 0
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 2
2016 2
2017 3
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 6

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Most Recent Licensed Reentries
Date Vehicle Company Site
Nov 8, 2021 Dragon 2 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Gulf of Mexico
Sep 30, 2021 Dragon 2 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Atlantic Ocean
Sep 18, 2021 Dragon 2 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Atlantic Ocean

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Spaceport Operator Licenses and Active Safety Approvals

Spaceport Operator Licenses
12
Site operator licenses by region
State Licenses
AK 1
CA 1
CO 1
FL 4
NM 1
OK 1
TX 2
VA 1
Active Safety Approvals
6

Permitted (Experimental) Operations

Permitted Launches Since 2006
46
FY 2022
0
CY 2021
0
Active Experimental Permits
0
Permitted Launches since 2006 (calendar year)
Year Total launches
2006 6
2007 9
2008 5
2009 0
2010 0
2011 2
2012 2
2013 7
2014 7
2015 2
2016 4
2017 0
2018 0
2019 2
2020 0
2021 0

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Permitted launches by region
State Launches
CA 4
NM 14
OK 3
TX 25
Most Recent Permitted Launches
Date Vehicle Company Site
Aug 27, 2019 Starship Hopper Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Boca Chica
Jul 25, 2019 Starship Hopper Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Boca Chica
Oct 5, 2016 New Shepard System Blue Origin Launch Site One Western Texas

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