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Launch Complex 40 (SpaceX)

USA / Florida / Cape Canaveral /
 SpaceX, missile launch facility
Used by SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rockets.

Launched Titan III & IV rockets for the US Air Force between 1965 and 2005.

Launch site of Cassini/Huygens, the first spacecraft to enter orbit around Saturn. Huygens also became the first spacecraft to land on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

On April 27th, 2007 SpaceX was leased the launch complex for launches of their Falcon 9 rocket which made it's first launch from the site on June 4th, 2010. The Dragon Mk 1 resupply capsule is currently the only resupply vehicle to the ISS that can bring back significantly heavier payloads than the Soyuz (the only other vehicle capable of such a task). The Dragon Mk 1 is soon to be replaced by the Dragon Mk 2 (also known as Crew Dragon and Dragon V2) which will be able to carry up to seven passengers into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) or with purely cargo or a mix of the two. The Dragon V2, however, will only launch from LC-39A which will also be used for the Falcon Heavy (a version of the Falcon 9 with two core stages strapped on the side). Eventually LC-40 will very likely only be used for launches carrying commercial payloads like a satellite inside a payload fairing. After first stage separation, the first stage brings itself, through a number of maneuvers, to a landing on either the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS which is essentially a barge) or to Landing Zone 1 which is the refurbished LC-13 and has been used for seven landings while the ASDS has been used for six landings.

*As of July 7, 2016

First launch: 18 June 1965

Titan IIIC: 4 Launches
Titan III(23)C: 22 Launches
Titan 34D-IUS: 1 Launch
Titan 34D-Transtage: 7 Launches
Commercial Titan III: 4 Launches
Titan IVA: 1 Launch
Titan IVA-Centaur T: 3 Launches
Titan IVA-IUS: 1 Launch
Titan IVB: 1 Launch
Titan IVB-Centaur T: 7 Launches
Titan IVB-IUS: 5 Launches
Falcon 9 v1.0: 5 Launches (June 2010-March 2013)
Falcon 9 v1.1: 13 Launches (September 2013-June 2015)
Falcon 9 v1.2 (FT): 38 Launches (1 failure)(December 2015-Present*)
Falcon 9 Block 5: 1 Launch (May 2018-Present*)

*July 14, 2018 (please edit when new launches have been made)
www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-39a-crew-dragon-launc...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Space_Launch_Complex_40
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   28°33'43"N   80°34'38"W

Comments

  • GIO83
    yes now ist under space X target the first on November 29.2009
  • antdoghalo
    The Dragon just took off and will rendezvous with the ISS on May 24 thus putting a vehicle with an American Flag on the Station again!
  • salacain5
    YAY SPACEX
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