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Commercial Space Data

Licensed Launches

Licensed Launches Since 1989
372
FY 2021
15
CY 2020
38
Active Launch/Reentry Vehicle Specific Licenses
24
Licensed Launches since 1989
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 38
2021 0
Licensed launches by region
State Launches
AK 4
AU 2
CA 54
CA & NM 11
FL 194
HI 2
MH 5
NM 16
NZ 17
Pacific 36
TX 10
VA 20
Most Recent Licensed Launches
Date Vehicle Company Site
Dec 15, 2020 Electron Rocket Lab Global Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Dec 15, 2020 Rocket 3.2 Astra Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska
Dec 13, 2020 Falcon 9 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Cape Canaveral Spaceport/Shuttle Landing Facility

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Licensed Reentries

Total Reentries Since 2010
22
FY 2021
0
CY 2020
2
Total reentries since 2010
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 0
Most Recent Licensed Reentries
Date Vehicle Company Site
Apr 7, 2020 Dragon Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Pacific Ocean
Jan 7, 2020 Dragon Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Pacific Ocean
Aug 27, 2019 Dragon Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Pacific 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
7

Permitted (Experimental) Operations

Permitted Launches Since 2006
46
FY 2021
0
CY 2020
0
Active Experimental Permits
0
Permitted Launches since 2006
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
Permitted launches by region
State Launches
CA & NM 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 Western Texas

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