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.

25 Jul 2022

Inaugural Space Force race registration open until Nov. 1

Registration for the first-ever United States Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler race, in-person and virtual events, is open until Nov. 1, 2022, at https://runspaceforce.com/.

8 Jul 2022

Project Arc fosters innovation across Air and Space Force

Scientists and engineers across the U.S. Air and Space Force are being deployed to more than a dozen bases in the United States to develop innovative solutions to a variety of problems.

30 Mar 2022

CMSSF visits Patrick SFB and Cape Canaveral SFS

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force, Roger A. Towberman, visited Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., March 24 and 25, 2022.

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

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.

22 Jun 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.

9 Apr 2019

45th SW Cape Family Day

Families enjoyed a fun-filled day seeing several historical and operations sites on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. during the 45th Space Wing Cape Family Day on April 6, 2019.

19 Mar 2019

ULA's Delta IV WGS-10 launches successfully from CCAFS

12 Mar 2019

Royal Canadian Air Cadets visit Cape Canaveral

Royal Canadian Air Cadets from Toronto, Canada, visited Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on March 11, 2019. They learned about U.S. space missions, history of the programs and how the Air Force supports the world for space launch.