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LAUNCH PAD
Launch Complex 39A
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
6,500 m²
Dimensions
Pad surface: ~0.65 hectares
Built
1967
Cost
$75 million (1967)
Facility Specifications
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
6,500 m²
Dimensions
Pad surface: ~0.65 hectares
Year Built
1967
Operator
SpaceX (leased from NASA)
Location
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Construction Cost
$75 million (1967)
Location
Map View
28.6083°, -80.6041°
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Vehicles Supported
Falcon 9Falcon HeavySaturn V (historical)Space Shuttle (historical)
Notable Features
Apollo 11 launch site; Shuttle launches; now supports Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy; future Starship pad
History
Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center is one of the most historically significant launch pads in the world, hosting Apollo 11, numerous Shuttle missions, and now SpaceX Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and future Starship launches. SpaceX has leased LC-39A from NASA since 2014 and extensively modified it for Falcon operations. The pad originally featured a mobile launcher platform transported via crawler-transporter.
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