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Commercial Space Data

Licensed Launches

Licensed Launches Since 1989
550
FY 2023
65
CY 2023
44
Active Launch/Reentry Vehicle-Specific Licenses
24
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 54
2022 79

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Licensed launches by region
State Launches
AK 8
AU 2
CA 95
FL 295
HI 2
MH 5
NM 19
NZ 35
Pacific Ocean 36
TX 25
UK 1
VA 26
Most Recent Licensed Launches
Date Vehicle Company Site
May 31, 2023 Falcon 9 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Vandenberg Space Force Base
May 27, 2023 Falcon 9 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
May 25, 2023 Electron Rocket Lab Global Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Licensed Reentries

Total Reentries Since 2010
37
FY 2023
5
CY 2023
4
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
2022 5

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Most Recent Licensed Reentries
Date Vehicle Company Site
May 30, 2023 Dragon Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Gulf of Mexico
Apr 15, 2023 Dragon Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Gulf of Mexico
Mar 11, 2023 Dragon 2 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Gulf of Mexico

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Spaceport Operator Licenses and Active Safety Approvals

Spaceport Operator Licenses
14
Site operator licenses by region
State Licenses
AK 1
AL 1
CA 2
CO 1
FL 4
GA 1
NM 1
OK 1
TX 2
VA 1
Active Safety Approvals
7

Permitted (Experimental) Operations

Permitted Launches Since 2006
46
FY 2023
0
CY 2023
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
2022 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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