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LAUNCH PAD
SpaceX SLC-40
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
4,000 m²
Dimensions
Pad surface area: ~4000 m²
Built
1965 (rebuilt 2017)
Cost
Undisclosed (SpaceX rebuild)
Facility Specifications
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
4,000 m²
Dimensions
Pad surface area: ~4000 m²
Year Built
1965 (rebuilt 2017)
Operator
SpaceX
Location
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Construction Cost
Undisclosed (SpaceX rebuild)
Location
Map View
28.5618°, -80.5772°
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
Vehicles Supported
Falcon 9Titan III (historical)Titan IV (historical)
Notable Features
Highest launch cadence pad in the US; autonomous drone ship landing support; rebuilt after AMOS-6 anomaly
History
Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is SpaceX’s primary East Coast launch pad for Falcon 9 missions. Originally built for Titan III and Titan IV rockets, it was rebuilt by SpaceX after a 2016 pad explosion. SLC-40 supports the majority of SpaceX’s commercial and NASA missions.
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