Dec. 29, 2023 USSF-52 successfully launches from the Eastern Range The National Security Space Launch program successfully launched the Falcon Heavy USSF-52 mission on December 28, 2023, from the Eastern Range.
Oct. 12, 2023 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Shuts Down South Gate Viewing Area Indefinitely Space Launch Delta 45 has announced the permanent closure of the South Gate launch viewing area at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as of Nov 1, 2023, citing concerns over public safety. The decision comes after multiple serious vehicle crashes in the vicinity and a dramatic increase in mission
July 19, 2023 First ever USSF Guardian takes command of the 45th Comptroller Squadron U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Garrett Duff is the first ever, and currently, the only Guardian in command of a Comptroller Squadron. He assumed command of the squadron from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Williams on June 23, 2023, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.
May 15, 2023 Eastern Range Launch Pad Allocations Drive Innovation and Development Space Launch Delta (SLD) 45 allocated several launch pads to four Commercial Launch Service Providers (CLPS) at Cape Canaveral SFS, Fla. This was part of the new Launch Pad Allocation Strategy (LPAS).
Nov. 1, 2022 SLD 45 supports the first National Security Space Launch mission on a Falcon Heavy rocket For the first time, Space Launch Delta 45 supported a National Security Space Launch mission carried out on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that launched from Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Nov. 1, 2022.
Aug. 3, 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
Dec. 7, 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.
Nov. 16, 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.
Aug. 18, 2021 Innovation is the game, GPS III-5 is the name The launch of the DoD’s first refurbished booster paved the way for significant savings for taxpayers.
June 22, 2021 New flight termination system improves launch tempo The new Automated Flight Safety System (AFSS), formerly known as the traditional Flight Termination System (FTS), is now being used by some launch companies to increase launch capabilities, readiness and accuracy, while saving time and money.