Recent Activity
Sustained 50+ launches/year cadence through 2025; SLC-40 turnaround records broken multiple times in 2024–2025 driven by Starlink and NSSL missions.
Investor Brief
The world's busiest orbital range and the backbone of U.S. national-security launch. Hosts the densest commercial-tenant cluster on Earth — SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, Relativity all share Eastern Range services.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Employees
Country
🇺🇸United States
Region
North America
Established
1,950
Launches / Year
50+
Years Active
76
Strategic Position
28.4889° N, 80.5778° W
Azimuth: 35°–120° (LEO/ISS to GTO; constrained on south by Bahamas overflight rules)
28.5°N — same easterly Atlantic boost as KSC; the dominant U.S. site for commercial LEO/GTO economics.
Future Milestones
- 2026
Blue Origin New Glenn second flight from LC-36
- 2026
ULA Vulcan Centaur NSSL Phase 2 missions ramp
- 2027
Eastern Range modernization Phase 2 completion (automated range safety)
About
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is America's oldest launch facility and one of the busiest spaceports in the world. Originally established as a missile testing range, it has been the departure point for numerous historic missions including Mercury, Gemini, and Mars rover launches. It operates alongside Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast.
Key Features
Multiple active launch complexes including SLC-40 (SpaceX) and SLC-41 (ULA)
America's first orbital launch site — Explorer 1 launched from here in 1958
Supports the highest launch cadence of any U.S. facility
Eastern Range provides tracking and safety for all Florida coast launches
Home to Space Launch Delta 45 operations
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Mercury-Atlas 6 (1962) — John Glenn's first American orbital flight
Gemini missions (1965-66) — Pioneered rendezvous and docking
Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit & Opportunity (2003)
Mars Science Laboratory / Curiosity (2011)
Parker Solar Probe (2018) — Closest approach to the Sun
Upcoming Launches From This Site
Next missions scheduled to fly from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- NET
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- NET
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- NET
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- NET
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
Recent Launches From This Site
Most recent missions flown from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5ASpaceXSuccess
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 1 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)SpaceXSuccess
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 18SpaceXSuccess
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 19SpaceXSuccess
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 20SpaceXSuccess
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 22SpaceXSuccess