FAA approves Launch Site Operator License for Spaceport Camden

Camden County, Georgia, a rocket testing location and alternate launch site for the Apollo program, has reclaimed its aerospace heritage with the issuance of a launch site operator license (LSOL) by the Federal Aviation Administration for Spaceport Camden. Spaceport Camden is a multiuser, vertical lift, commercial launch site on the Atlantic seaboard that will support up to 12 small vehicle launches per year.

"In the 20th century Camden County was declared the 'Gateway to Space.' With this license, we have retained that title again in the 21st century," said Steve Howard, Camden County Administrator and Spaceport Camden executive project lead. "This once in a generation opportunity will provide a new frontier of economic prosperity for Camden, the region and the state of Georgia. Georgia is part of the new space race, and we will become one of the leaders," added Howard.

"It has been long time coming, but Camden County is immensely proud of this accomplishment. With this license, Spaceport Camden offers coastal Georgia over 100 miles of opportunity," said Board of County Commissioners Chairman, Gary Blount. "We are no longer a one-dimensional economy solely reliant on the brave sailors and contractors at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay for economic prosperity," added Blount.

Spaceport Camden becomes the thirteenth licensed spaceport in the United States, but just the third vertical lift facility on the East Coast. Vertical lift comprises the lion's share of commercial space activity and low latitude east coast launch sites are preferred due to the extra velocity provided by the rotation of the Earth.

Located below 31 degrees of latitude, Spaceport Camden takes advantage of free boost velocity from the earth's rotation to maximize payload and minimize fuel necessary to reach orbit. As a result, Spaceport Camden's location offers similar launch characteristics to Cape Canaveral, the world's busiest spaceport.

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