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.

2 Aug 2022

‘Preparation is key’: Emergency management team shares hurricane readiness tips

It is only a matter of time before a hurricane threatens Patrick Space Force Base or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Space Launch Delta 45’s emergency management team wants everyone to be ready when that moment arrives.

1 Aug 2022

Patrick SFB joins Eglin and Langley AFB to host BRAVO Hackathon

More than 140 American citizens from four countries descended upon Patrick Space Force Base for the BRAVO 1 Canary Release Hackathon July 18 – 22.

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.

3 May 2022

Inaugural Space Force race registration opens May 4

Registration for the first-ever United States Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler race, in-person and virtual events, opens tomorrow, May 4, at runspaceforce.com. The United States Space Force inaugural T-Minus 10-Miler will liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 10, 2022.

15 Feb 2022

5th Space Launch Squadron Digital Transformation Team wins 2021 Innovation Award

The 5th Space Launch Squadron Digital Transformation Team won the 2021 Colonel Bradford W. Parkinson U.S. Space Force Innovation Award.

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.

16 Nov 2021

SLD 45 supports mission to explore Jupiter's asteroids

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Lucy spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Oct. 16. The mission will be the first to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, which could bring new insight to the history of the solar system.

10 Jun 2021

Defenders Seize $1.2 Million in Cocaine at CCSFS

Defenders from the 45th Security Forces Squadron seized nearly 30 kilograms of cocaine that washed ashore on a Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, beach, May 19, 2021.

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.