List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites

Cape Canaveral and adjacent Merritt Island on Florida's Atlantic coast are home to the USA's Eastern Range, the most active rocket range and spaceport in the country. The Eastern Range hosts two groundside operators: the military Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the civilian Kennedy Space Center. Between them are dozens of launch pads, with several currently in active service and more in planning for activation.

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Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, operated by NASA, has two launch complexes on Merritt Island comprising three pads—two active (with one under lease) and one inactive. From 1967 to 1975, it was the site of 13 Saturn V launches, three crewed Skylab flights and the Apollo–Soyuz; all Space Shuttle flights from 1981 to 2011, and one Ares 1-X flight in 2009. Since 2017, SpaceX uses Launch Complex 39A to launch their launch vehicles.

SiteStatusTenantUsesNotable launchesCoordinatesLaunch Complex 39AActiveSpaceXCurrent: Falcon 9, Falcon HeavyFuture: StarshipRetired: Saturn V, Space ShuttleCancelled: Ares VThe launch site of all six crewed lunar landing missions of the Apollo Program.Apollo 4, Apollo 8, Apollo 11, Apollo 13, Apollo 17, Skylab, STS-1, STS-7, STS-71, STS-88, STS-107, STS-135, Falcon Heavy test flight, Crew Dragon Demo-2, Inspiration4, Psyche, Europa Clipper, Nancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeLaunch Complex 39BActiveNASACurrent: Space Launch SystemRetired: Saturn V, Saturn IB, Space Shuttle, Ares I-XCancelled: Ares I, OmegAThe launch site of the Challenger disaster.Apollo 10, Skylab 2, Skylab 3, Skylab 4, Apollo-Soyuz, STS-51L, STS-34, STS-31, STS-93, Artemis I, Artemis IILaunch Complex 39CUnbuiltLocated within LC-39B. It was intended to be used for small-lift launch vehicles and as a general multipurpose launch site. Abandoned in 2016 in favor of building LC-48. Launch Complex 48 Inactive LC-48 is designed as a "clean pad" (a reconfigurable facility with no permanent structures) to support various small-lift launch vehicles. It is awaiting its first customer.Launch Complex 49 Unbuilt Cancelled: StarshipPlans were suspended in 2024.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), operated by Space Launch Delta 45 of the U.S. Space Force, was the site of all U.S. crewed launches before Apollo 8, as well as many other early Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA launches. For the DoD, it plays a secondary role to Vandenberg SFB in California, but is the launch site for many NASA uncrewed space probes, as those spacecraft are typically launched on United States Space Force launchers. Much of the support activity for CCSFS occurs at Patrick Space Force Base to the south, its reporting base.

Active sites SiteTenantUsesNotable launchesCoordinatesSpace Launch Complex 40SpaceXCurrent: Falcon 9Retired: Titan IIIC, Titan 34D, Commercial Titan III, Titan IVOPS 0855, ATS-6, Mars Observer, Cassini-Huygens, Dragon C2+, DSCOVR, TESS, Beresheet, Euclid, Hera, SpaceX Crew-9Space Launch Complex 41United Launch AllianceCurrent: Vulcan Centaur, Atlas VRetired: Titan IIIC, Titan IIIE, Titan IVOPS 6911, Helios 1 & 2, Voyager 1 & 2, Viking 1 & 2, New Horizons, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Juno, Mars Science Laboratory, Mars 2020, Lucy, Peregrine Mission One, Boeing Crew Flight TestSpace Launch Complex 46Space FloridaCurrent: Dark EagleFuture: Rocket 4/5Retired: Trident II, Athena II, Athena I, Minotaur IV, Orion Abort Test Booster, Rocket 3SLC-46 is a clean pad.Lunar Prospector, Ascent Abort-2

Repurposed sites SiteTenantUsesNotable launchesCoordinatesLaunch Complex 5Cape Canaveral Space Force MuseumRetired: Jupiter-C, Redstone, Mercury-Redstone.The site of all six crewed and uncrewed Mercury-Redstone launches used for Project Mercury. Now part of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum.Pioneer 4, Mercury-Redstone 1, Mercury-Redstone 3, Mercury-Redstone 4Launch Complex 6Retired: Redstone, JupiterNow part of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum.Launch Complex 11Blue OriginRetired: AtlasPart of larger site which includes LC-36. Currently used to test New Glenn equipment.SCORELaunch Complex 12Retired: Atlas, Atlas-Able, Atlas-AgenaCurrently used as a storage stie for New Glenn infrastructure.Mariner 2, Ranger 7, Mariner 4, Mariner 5Launch Complex 13Phantom Space and Vaya Space (de jure)SpaceX (de facto)Current: Falcon 9 landings, Falcon Heavy landingsFuture: Daytona I, DauntlessRetired: Atlas, Atlas AgenaThe location of Landing Zones 1 and 2.Mariner 3, Lunar Orbiter 1, Orbcomm OG2 M2 (landing), Falcon Heavy test flight (landing)Launch Complex 18Blue OriginRetired: Viking, Vanguard, Thor, Blue Scout Junior, Blue ScoutCurrently used as the site for New Glenn's payload processing facility.Vanguard TV-3, Vanguard 1, Vanguard 2, Vanguard 3, Mercury-Scout 1Launch Complex 25United States NavyRetired: Polaris, Poseidon, Trident IPart of the Naval Ordnance Test Unit. Currently used to house the Trident II Engineering Test Facility.Launch Complex 26Cape Canaveral Space Force MuseumRetired: Jupiter, Redstone Launch site of Explorer 1 - the first successful U.S. satellite. Now part of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum.Explorer 1Launch Complex 29United States NavyRetired: PolarisPart of the Naval Ordnance Test Unit. Currently used to house the Trident II Engineering Test Facility.

Sites leased for future use SiteTenantUsesNotable launchesCoordinatesLaunch Complex 14Stoke SpaceFuture: NovaRetired: Atlas, Mercury-Atlas, Atlas-AgenaThe site of all four crewed Mercury-Atlas launches used for Project Mercury.Mercury-Atlas 5, Mercury-Atlas 6, Mercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 8 ATV, Gemini 11 ATVLaunch Complex 16Relativity SpaceFuture: Terran RRetired: Titan I, Titan II, Pershing 1a, Pershing II, Terran 1Space Launch Complex 20Firefly AerospaceFuture: Alpha, EclipseRetired: Titan I, Titan IIIA, Starbird, Prospector, Aries, LCLV, Super LokiLES-1, LCS-1Launch Complex 36ABlue OriginSuspended: New Glenn 7×2Retired: Atlas-Centaur, Atlas IICancelled: Athena IIIPad was significantly damaged following an explosion on May 28, 2026.Surveyor 1, Mariner 7, Pioneer 10, Pioneer Venus Orbiter, Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, ESCAPADELaunch Complex 36BFuture: New Glenn 9×4Retired: Atlas-Centaur, Atlas G, Atlas I, Atlas II, Atlas IIICancelled: Athena IIISurveyor 3, OAO-2, Mariner 6, Mariner 9, Pioneer 11, Mariner 10, SOHOSpace Launch Complex 37ASpaceXFuture: StarshipCancelled: Saturn I, Saturn IBPad has never been used.Space Launch Complex 37BFuture: StarshipRetired: Saturn I, Saturn IB, Delta IV, Delta IV HeavySA-5, AS-101, AS-105, Apollo 5, Exploration Flight Test-1, Parker Solar Probe

Inactive, undeveloped, and previously used sites Site Status UsesNotable launchesCoordinatesLaunch Complex ALaunch Complex BLaunch Complex CLaunch Complex DDemolishedRetired: MatadorLC-46 now sits on the site.Launch Complex 1InactiveRetired: Snark, Matador, AerostatLaunch Complex 2InactiveRetired: Snark, Matador, AerostatLaunch Complex 3InactiveRetired: Bumper-WAC, BOMARC, Polaris, X-17Launch Complex 4InactiveRetired: BOMARC, Redstone, Matador, Jason, DracoLaunch Complex 4AInactiveRetired: BOMARCLaunch Complex 7Launch Complex 8UnbuiltWould have joined LC-1/2/3/4. No assigned missile assigned to pad, though likely would launch missiles like Snark and Matador. Located at present site of Central Control Road.Launch Complex 9InactiveRetired: NavahoLaunch Complex 10DemolishedRetired: Jason, Draco, Nike TomahawkDemolished to make way for LC-31 and LC-32.Launch Complex 15InactiveRetired: Titan I, Titan IICancelled: RS1Launch Complex 17ADemolishedRetired: Thor, Thor-Able, Thor-Ablestar, Thor DSV-2, Delta I, Delta IIPioneer 1, Explorer 6, OSO-1, Ariel 1, Mars Global Surveyor, Deep Space 1, Mars Climate Orbiter, Stardust, 2001 Mars Odyssey, Genesis, Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, Swift ObservatoryLaunch Complex 17BDemolishedRetired: Thor, Thor-Ablestar, Thor DSV-2, Delta I, Delta II, Delta IIICourier 1B, Telstar 1, Syncom 2, NEAR Shoemaker, Mars Pathfinder, WMAP, Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, Spitzer Space Telescope, MESSENGER, Deep Impact, Dawn, Kepler Space TelescopeLaunch Complex 19InactiveRetired: Titan I, Titan II GLV. The site of all ten crewed Titan II launches used for Project Gemini.Gemini 3, Gemini 4, Gemini 7, Gemini 6A, Gemini 8, Gemini 11, Gemini 12Launch Complex 21InactiveRetired: Goose, MaceLaunch Complex 22InactiveRetired: Goose, MaceLaunch Complex 23Launch Complex 24InactiveRetired: Triton, SnarkIntended to have two pads and a single blockhouse, but only one pad was built and the blockhouse was never built.Launch Complex 27UnbuiltCancelled: G-38 NavahoIntended to have two pads. The Navaho program was cancelled before construction began. Located adjacent to LC-31 and LC-32.Launch Complex 28UnbuiltNo known launch vehicle or missile was assigned to LC-28. Intended to have two pads and a single blockhouse.Launch Complex 30AInactiveRetired: Pershing 1Launch Complex 30BInactiveCancelled: Pershing 1Pad has never been built.Launch Complex 31InactiveRetired: Minuteman, Pershing 1aUsed as a burial vault for pieces of Space Shuttle Challenger.Launch Complex 32InactiveRetired: MinutemanLaunch Complex 33UnbuiltCancelled: Titan III X-20Never built due to cancellation of the Dyna Soar program. SLC-37 now sits on the site.Launch Complex 34InactiveRetired: Saturn I, Saturn IBSite of the Apollo 1 fire.SA-1, AS-201, Apollo 7Launch Complex 35UnbuiltCancelled: NavahoNot built due to the cancellation of the Navaho program.Launch Complex 38UnbuiltCancelled: Atlas-Agena, Atlas-CentaurProposed for several Atlas variants, never had any specific location selected.N/ALaunch Complex 42UnbuiltCancelled: Titan IIICProposed as a third pad to the Integrate-Transfer-Launch Complex. Cancelled because it would have been too close to LC-39A.Launch Complex 43DemolishedRetired: Super LokiDemolished to make way for SLC-46.Launch Complex 44DemolishedRetired: DragonDemolished to make way for the submarine facility at Port Canaveral.Launch Complex 45DemolishedCancelled: RolandConstruction plans scrapped before any missiles were launched. LC-46 now sits on the site.Launch Complex 47InactiveRetired: Sounding Rockets, Super Loki, Super Loki Lite Star, LOFT-1Space Launch Complex 50UndevelopedCancelled: StarshipProposed as a second heavy-lift launch pad at the northern end of Cape Canaveral, joining SLC-37.Space Launch Complex 51UndevelopedProposed: Dark Eagle

Other sites Site Status UsesCoordinates Atlantic Missile Range drop zone Inactive Retired: High Virgo, Bold Orion, Hound Dog, Skybolt Grand Turk Auxiliary AFB, Grand Turk Island drop zone Inactive Retired: Arcas (All-Purpose Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Soundings) Mobile Launch Area Inactive Retired: Lark, Matador, SnarkLanding Zone 40ActiveCurrent: Falcon 9 landings, Falcon Heavy landings Eastern SLBM Launch Area Active Current: Trident IIRetired: Polaris, Poseidon, Trident Shuttle Landing Facility(Launch and Landing Facility) Active Current: X-37B landingsFuture: Dream Chaser landingsRetired: Space Shuttle landings, Pegasus Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Skid Strip Active Current: Pegasus XLRetired: Navaho, Pegasus Patrick Space Force Base Inactive Retired: Matador

See also Air Force Space and Missile Museum List of Vandenberg Space Force Base launch facilities

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External links Encyclopedia Astronautica entry Google Earth Merritt Island Tour