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Looking east, left-right: LC-41, LC-40, (center) LC-37B, Harrison Island, Vertical Integration Facility, and the ITL Warehouse on CCAFS in 2005
Cape Canaveral and adjacent Merritt Island on Florida 's Atlantic coast are home to the USA's Eastern Range , the most active rocket range and spaceport in the country. The Eastern Range hosts two groundside operators: the military Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the civilian Kennedy Space Center . Between them are dozens of launch pads , with several currently in active service and more in planning for activation.
Kennedy Space Center [ edit ]
Kennedy Space Center , operated by NASA , has two launch complexes on Merritt Island comprising four pads—two active, one under lease, and one inactive. From 1967 to 1975, it was the site of 13 Saturn V launches, three crewed Skylab flights and the Apollo–Soyuz ; all Space Shuttle flights from 1981 to 2011, and one Ares 1-X flight in 2009. Since 2017, SpaceX uses Launch Complex 39A to launch their launch vehicles .
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station [ edit ]
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), operated by Space Launch Delta 45 of the U.S. Space Force , was the site of all U.S. crewed launches before Apollo 8 , as well as many other early Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA launches. For the DoD, it plays a secondary role to Vandenberg SFB in California , but is the launch site for many NASA uncrewed space probes , as those spacecraft are typically launched on United States Space Force launchers. Much of the support activity for CCSFS occurs at Patrick Space Force Base to the south, its reporting base.
Active launch vehicles are in bold .
Active sites [ edit ]
Site
Status
Uses
Coordinates
Launch Complex 13 Active - Leased to SpaceX
Current: Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy first stage landing site [3] Atlas , Atlas Agena Phantom Space , Vaya Space .[4]
28°29′09 ″N 80°32′40 ″W / 28.4859°N 80.5444°W / 28.4859; -80.5444 (LZ1 & 2 (LC-13) )
Space Launch Complex 37B Active - Used by United Launch Alliance
Prior: Saturn I , Saturn IB , Delta IV Medium , Delta IV Heavy Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy SpaceX Starship
28°31′55 ″N 80°34′01 ″W / 28.531986°N 80.566821°W / 28.531986; -80.566821 (SLC-37B (LC-37) )
Space Launch Complex 40 Active - Leased to SpaceX
Current: Falcon 9 Titan III , Titan IV , Falcon 9 v1.0 , Falcon 9 1.1
28°33′44 ″N 80°34′38 ″W / 28.562106°N 80.577180°W / 28.562106; -80.577180 (SLC-40 (LC-40) )
Space Launch Complex 41 Active - Used by United Launch Alliance
Current: Atlas V Vulcan Titan III , Titan IV
28°35′00 ″N 80°34′59 ″W / 28.58333°N 80.58306°W / 28.58333; -80.58306 (SLC-41 (LC-41) )
Launch Complex 47 Active (has not been used for some time)
Current: Rocketsonde Sounding Rocket and Super Loki
28°32′57 ″N 80°34′03 ″W / 28.549123°N 80.5674339°W / 28.549123; -80.5674339 (LC-47 )
Sites leased for future use [ edit ]
Site
Status
Uses
Coordinates
Launch Complex 11
Undergoing renovation - Leased to Blue Origin
Future: BE-4 test stand area for New Glenn Atlas
28°28′32 ″N 80°32′26 ″W / 28.47556°N 80.54056°W / 28.47556; -80.54056 (LC-11 )
Launch Complex 14
Inactive - Leased to Stoke Space
Future: Stoke Space [4] Atlas , Mercury /Atlas D , Atlas Agena
28°29′28 ″N 80°32′49 ″W / 28.49111°N 80.54694°W / 28.49111; -80.54694 (LC-14 )
Launch Complex 15
Inactive - Leased to ABL Space Systems
Future:RS1 [4] Titan I , Titan II
28°29′47 ″N 80°32′57 ″W / 28.4963°N 80.5493°W / 28.4963; -80.5493 (LC-15 )
Launch Complex 16
Undergoing renovation - Leased to Relativity Space
Future: Terran R Titan I , Titan II , Pershing 1a , Pershing II , Terran 1
28°30′06 ″N 80°33′06 ″W / 28.5017°N 80.5518°W / 28.5017; -80.5518 (LC-16 )
Launch Complex 20
Inactive - Leased to Firefly Aerospace
Future: Alpha , MLV Titan I , Titan III , Starbird , Prospector , Aries , LCLV , Super Loki
28°30′44 ″N 80°33′24 ″W / 28.51222°N 80.55667°W / 28.51222; -80.55667 (LC-20 )
Spaceport Florida [ edit ]
As of 2008[update] Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 36 to Space Florida for future use by the Athena III launch system.[5] [needs update Blue Origin leased Complex 36 in 2015, with plans to launch its reusable orbital vehicle from there by 2020 though as of early 2022 the launch is planned for the end of this year.[6]
Inactive and previously used sites [ edit ]
Site
Status
Uses
Coordinates
Launch Complex 1
Inactive
Snark , Matador , Aerostat
28°27′54 ″N 80°32′15 ″W / 28.46500°N 80.53750°W / 28.46500; -80.53750 (LC-1 )
Launch Complex 2
Inactive
Snark , Matador , Aerostat
28°27′56 ″N 80°32′13 ″W / 28.46556°N 80.53694°W / 28.46556; -80.53694 (LC-2 )
Launch Complex 3
Inactive
Bumper-WAC , BOMARC , Polaris , X-17
28°27′57 ″N 80°32′13 ″W / 28.46583°N 80.53694°W / 28.46583; -80.53694 (LC-3 )
Launch Complex 4
Inactive
BOMARC , Redstone , Matador , Jason , Draco
28°28′00 ″N 80°32′08 ″W / 28.466667°N 80.535669°W / 28.466667; -80.535669 (LC-4 )
Launch Complex 4A
Inactive
BOMARC
Launch Complex 5
Inactive
Jupiter , Redstone , Mercury /Redstone .28°26′22 ″N 80°34′24 ″W / 28.43944°N 80.57333°W / 28.43944; -80.57333 (LC-5 )
Launch Complex 6
Inactive
Redstone , Jupiter
28°26′27 ″N 80°34′22 ″W / 28.44083°N 80.57278°W / 28.44083; -80.57278 (LC-6 )
Launch Complex 9
Inactive
Navaho
28°27′07 ″N 80°33′35 ″W / 28.45194°N 80.55972°W / 28.45194; -80.55972 (LC-9 )
Launch Complex 10
Inactive
Jason , Draco , Nike Tomahawk
28°27′07 ″N 80°33′25 ″W / 28.45194°N 80.55694°W / 28.45194; -80.55694 (LC-10 )
Launch Complex 12
Inactive
Atlas , Atlas Agena
28°28′49 ″N 80°32′31 ″W / 28.48028°N 80.54194°W / 28.48028; -80.54194 (LC-12 )
Launch Complex 17A
Demolished
Thor , Delta II
28°26′48 ″N 80°33′58 ″W / 28.44667°N 80.56611°W / 28.44667; -80.56611 (SLC-17 )
Launch Complex 17B
Demolished
Delta II , Delta III , Thor
Launch Complex 18
Inactive
Viking , Vanguard , Thor , Blue Scout Junior , Blue Scout
28°26′57 ″N 80°33′44 ″W / 28.4493°N 80.5623°W / 28.4493; -80.5623 (LC-18 )
Launch Complex 19
Inactive
Titan I , Gemini /Titan II . 28°30′24 ″N 80°33′15 ″W / 28.50667°N 80.55417°W / 28.50667; -80.55417 (LC-19 )
Launch Complex 21
Inactive
Goose , Mace
28°27′38 ″N 80°32′24 ″W / 28.46056°N 80.54000°W / 28.46056; -80.54000 (LC-21 )
Launch Complex 22
Inactive
Goose , Mace
28°27′40 ″N 80°32′23 ″W / 28.4610°N 80.5398°W / 28.4610; -80.5398 (LC-22 )
Launch Complex 25
Inactive
Polaris , X-17 , Poseidon , Trident I
28°25′55 ″N 80°34′37 ″W / 28.431988°N 80.576943°W / 28.431988; -80.576943 (LC-25 )
Launch Complex 26
Inactive
Jupiter , Redstone Explorer 1 - the first successful U.S. satellite
28°26′39 ″N 80°34′17 ″W / 28.44417°N 80.57139°W / 28.44417; -80.57139 (LC-26 )
Launch Complex 29
Inactive
Polaris [13] 28°25′47 ″N 80°34′38 ″W / 28.42972°N 80.57722°W / 28.42972; -80.57722 (LC-29 )
Launch Complex 30A
Inactive
Pershing 1
28°26′22 ″N 80°34′50 ″W / 28.43945°N 80.58061°W / 28.43945; -80.58061 (LC-30 )
Launch Complex 31
Inactive
Minuteman , Pershing 1a . Challenger 28°27′09 ″N 80°33′22 ″W / 28.45250°N 80.55611°W / 28.45250; -80.55611 (LC-31 )
Launch Complex 32
Inactive
Minuteman
28°27′09 ″N 80°33′22 ″W / 28.45250°N 80.55611°W / 28.45250; -80.55611 (LC-32 )
Launch Complex 34
Inactive
Saturn I , Saturn IB . Apollo 1 fire and Apollo 7 launch
28°31′19 ″N 80°33′41 ″W / 28.52194°N 80.56139°W / 28.52194; -80.56139 (LC-34 )
Launch Complex 37A
Demolished
Saturn I , Saturn IB (unused)
28°31′55 ″N 80°34′01 ″W / 28.531986°N 80.566821°W / 28.531986; -80.566821 (LC-37A )
Launch Complex 43
Demolished
Super Loki
28°27′30 ″N 80°31′42 ″W / 28.45833°N 80.52833°W / 28.45833; -80.52833 (LC-43 )
Launch Complex 45
Demolished
None
28°27′30 ″N 80°31′42 ″W / 28.45833°N 80.52833°W / 28.45833; -80.52833 (LC-45 )
Site
Status
Uses
Coordinates
Atlantic Missile Range drop zone
Inactive
High Virgo , Bold Orion , Hound Dog , Skybolt
Grand Turk Auxiliary AFB, Grand Turk Island drop zone
Inactive
Arcas (All-Purpose Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Soundings)
Mobile Launch Area
Inactive
Lark , Matador , Snark [14]
Eastern SLBM Launch Area
Active
Polaris , Poseidon , Trident
Shuttle Landing Facility Active
Pegasus , X-37B 28°36′54 ″N 80°41′40 ″W / 28.615°N 80.6945°W / 28.615; -80.6945 (Shuttle Landing Facility )
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Skid Strip
Active
Navaho , Pegasus , Pegasus XL 28°28′05 ″N 80°34′01 ″W / 28.468°N 80.567°W / 28.468; -80.567 (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Skid Strip )
Patrick SFB
Inactive
Matador
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Gruss, Mike. "SpaceX Leases Florida Launch Pad for Falcon Landings" . Spacenews . Retrieved 13 February 2015 .
^ a b c @TGMetsFan98 (7 March 2023). "The US Space Force and @SLDelta45 have newly allocated three launch pads to four companies: SLC-15 (former Titan pad) to ABL Space Systems; SLC-14 (former Atlas pad) to Stoke Space; SLC-13 to Phantom Space and Vaya Spac. Interestingly, SLC-13 is currently LZ-1 and 2" (Tweet ). Retrieved 28 March 2023 – via Twitter .
^ a b
Craig Covault (27 October 2008). "Boeing Joins Commercial Athena III Program" . Retrieved 23 December 2010 .
^ a b c d e "Coming to the Space Coast" . Blue Origin . 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016 .
^ Atkinson, Ian (11 September 2019). "Blue Origin continuing work on New Glenn launch complex, support facilities" . NASASpaceFlight.com . Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
^ Messier, Doug (11 February 2014). "ATK to Upgrade Space Florida's Launch Complex 46" . Parabolic Arc . Retrieved 24 December 2014 .
^ Wall, Mike (26 August 2017). "Converted Missile Launches Military Satellite to Track Spacecraft and Debris" . Space.com . Retrieved 27 August 2017 .
^ "Astra Announces Launch for Nasa from Cape Canaveral in January" . 6 December 2021.
^ "Complex 46" . robsv.com . Retrieved 7 May 2016 .
^ "U.S. Air Force's ORS-5 Satellite To Launch on Minotaur 4" . SpaceNews . 9 July 2015.
^ "Launch Complex 29" . Air Force Space and Missile Museum. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011 .
^ "HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, LAUNCH COMPLEX 34 OPERATIONS SUPPORT BUILDING" (PDF) . National Aeronautic and Space Administration . Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016 .
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