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| Attribute | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Wallops Flight Facility 🇺🇸 United States Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × |
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| Operator | United States Space Force | NASA |
| Ownership | Military | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | 4 active (SLC-40, SLC-41, SLC-37B, SLC-16 standby)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | 4 orbital (Pad 0A Antares, Pad 0B Minotaur, LC-2 Electron, LC-3 Neutron — opened Aug 2025)as of [2] |
| Annual launches | 109 combined CCSFS + KSC in 2025 (record)as of [3]101 of the 109 were Falcon 9/Heavy, the bulk from SLC-40. SpaceX targeting ~140+ Falcon launches in 2026; 69 flown by June 11, 2026 ↑ Most active | 6–10as of [1]Includes Antares/Cygnus cargo + sounding rocket campaigns |
| Max payload (LEO) | 22,800 kg to LEO (Falcon 9 Block 5)as of [2] | 8,000 kg to LEO (Antares 230+)as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 1950-07-24as of [1]Bumper 8 — first launch from Cape Canaveral | 1945-06-27as of [1]First Wallops Island V-2/WAC Corporal test; orbital launches began 1961 |
| Regulatory regime | U.S. Space Force Eastern Range + FAA-AST Part 450 for commercial operators | NASA range + FAA-AST Part 450 commercial license under MARS operating agreement |
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