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Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40
SLC-40 during launch of Cygnus NG-20 in January 2024 with the newly constructed Crew Access Tower and Arm for future crewed launches
Map
Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location28°33′44″N 80°34′38″W / 28.562106°N 80.577180°W / 28.562106; -80.577180
Short nameSLC-40
OperatorSpaceX[1]
Total launches240
Launch pad(s)1
Orbital inclination
range		28–98°
Launch history
StatusActive
First launch18 June 1965
Titan IIIC / Transtage
Last launch13 May 2024
Falcon 9 Block 5 / Starlink G6-58
Associated
rockets

Space Launch Complex 40[2][3] (SLC-40), sometimes pronounced Slick Forty[4] and previously Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) is a launch pad for rockets located at the north end of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

The launch pad was used by the United States Air Force for 55 Titan III and Titan IV launches between 1965 and 2005.[5] The facility underwent multiple upgrades including the design and construction of towers with retractable and foldable platforms for vehicle assembly, instrumentation and monitoring.[6]

After 2007, the US Air Force leased the complex to SpaceX to launch the Falcon 9 rocket.[1] As of March 2024, there have been 174 launches of the Falcon 9 from the complex.[7] The site was heavily damaged following the September 2016 static fire incident,[8] due to a catastrophic failure during the test.[9] The complex was repaired and returned to operational status in December 2017 for the CRS-13 mission.[10] Later, a Crew Access Tower and Arm was added in third quarter of 2023 to supplement SpaceX Dragon 2 operations at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.[11]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FloridaToday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (1998-02-22). "Issue 350". Jonathan's Space Report. Jonathan's Space Page. Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  3. ^ "Table 3". Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Rebuilding SLC-40".
  5. ^ "Launch Complex 40". Afspacemuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  6. ^ Chalhoub, Michel S. (1989), Design and Dynamic Analysis of Retractable Platform Towers at PAD-40, ParsonsLIB-9812R03.
  7. ^ "Launch Manifest". SpaceX. Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  8. ^ "Falcon Heavy build up begins; SLC-40 pad rebuild progressing well". NasaSpaceFlight. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ^ "January 2 Anomaly Updates". SpaceX. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ^ "SpaceX launches and lands its first used rocket for NASA". The Verge. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. ^ Clark, Stephen (2024-03-20). "SpaceX's workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

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