4 Nov 2022

SLD 45 On-Boards New Launch Partners To Meet Mission Demand

In the past ten years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of space launches from the Eastern Range (ER). In 2008, seven missions were launched from the ER. Now, in just the first six months of 2022, 27 missions have been launched, establishing an unprecedented launch pace. This increase is due to the rise of new launch providers, rising interest in commercial launches, and decreasing costs to launch from the ER.

3 Aug 2022

SLD 45 to support SBIRS GEO-6 launch, last satellite for infrared constellation

On Thursday morning a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to carry the U.S. Space Force’s Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit 6 missile warning satellite into space. The satellite, which is the last in the SBIRS GEO constellation, will be launched into space just over a decade since the first SBIRS GEO satellite was launched in May 2011.

24 Jun 2022

SLD 45 saves 450 hours with ‘Stop the Silly’ campaign

Time is a finite commodity. Many people struggle to find the time needed to carry out daily tasks, whether that be working, caring for their children or running errands. If those individuals had the benefit of saving 450 hours, the equivalent of nearly three weeks of vacation, they may get more accomplished.

10 Jun 2022

RAD enhances efficiency for space launch missions

A new software program called “Range Application Deployment,” is enhancing situational awareness for space launch missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

7 Dec 2021

ULA Atlas V launches Space Test Program SAT-6, LDPE-1 into orbit

At 5:19 a.m., Dec. 7 while many along Florida’s space coast likely slept, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, powered the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program (STP)-3 mission and two satellites into space.

16 Nov 2021

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites into space

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 Starlink satellites into oribt from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Nov. 13.

11 Aug 2021

Airmen claim USSF maintainer awards: ‘We are the insurance for the Space Force’

Three Airmen at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, responsible for supporting missions valued at more than $5 billion, were selected as the top maintainers in the U.S. Space Force for 2020.

14 Apr 2021

45th OG, Task Force 3 ready to support April 22 space flight mission

Several boosters ignite sending giant clouds of smoke in all directions. A thunderous rumble can be heard for miles. In a matter of seconds, the spacecraft climbs into the sky carrying astronauts toward space. Space launch is a frequent occurrence at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, where in 2020, the base supported 31 launches, including the return of manned space flight for the United States in May.

1 Apr 2020

AEHF-6 feet apart; 45th SW supports launch of first USSF rocket payload safely during pandemic

In our current reality of self-quarantine, scarcely stocked grocery stores and temporarily closed establishments, one thing that cannot afford to be halted is the launch mission of the United States Space Force. On March 26, 2020, in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, the 45th Space Wing and their mission partners safely and successfully launched

22 Feb 2019

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket PSN VI successfully launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station