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- United States of America

List of launch sites by country

United States of America

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Active and Planned

SLC-11
- Atlas (Historically)
- New Glenn (Combined with SLC-12 and SLC-36)
SLC-12
- Atlas (Historically)
- Atlas-Able (Historically)
- Atlas-Agena (Historically)
- New Glenn (Combined with SLC-11 and SLC-36)
SLC-13
- Atlas (Historically)
- Atlas-Agena (Historically)
- SpaceX LZ-1
- SpaceX LZ-2
- Daytona I (Planned)
- Dauntless (Planned)
SLC-14
- Atlas (Historically)
- Mercury-Atlas (Historically)
- Atlas-Agena (Historically)
- Nova (Planned)
SLC-16
- Titan I (Historically)
- Titan II (Historically)
- Pershing 1a (Historically)
- Pershing II (Historically)
- Terran 1 (Historically)
- Terran R (Planned)
SLC-20
- Titan I (Historically)
- Titan III (Historically)
- Alpha (Planned)
- Medium Launch Vehicle (Planned)
LC-36
- Demolished Sites
  - SLC-36A
    - Atlas-Centaur (Historically)
    - Atlas II (Historically)
  - SLC-36B
    - Atlas-Centaur (Historically)
    - Atlas I (Historically)
    - Atlas II (Historically)
    - Atlas III (Historically)
- Combined Site
  - New Glenn (Combined with SLC-11 and 12)
SLC-40
- Titan III (Historically)
- Titan IV (Historically)
- Falcon 9
SLC-41
- Titan III (Historically)
- Titan IV (Historically)
- Atlas V
- Vulcan
SLC-46
- Trident II (Historically)
- Athena I (Historically)
- Athena II (Historically)
- Minotaur IV (Historically)
- Rocket 3 (Historically)
- Future Astra Rocket (Planned)

Inactive

SLC-1
- Snark (Historically)
- Matador (Historically)
- Aerosat (Historically)
SLC-2
- Snark (Historically)
- Matador (Historically)
- Aerosat (Historically)
SLC-3
- Bumper-WAC (Historically)
- BOMARC (Historically)
- Polaris (Historically)
- X-17 (Historically)
SLC-4
- SLC-4A (Second pad)
  - BOMARC (Historically)
- BOMARC (Historically)
- Redstone (Historically)
- Matador (Historically)
- Jason (Historically)
- Draco (Historically)
SLC-5
- Jupiter-C (Historically)
- Mercury (Historically)
- Mercury-Redstone (Historically)
SLC-6
- Redstone (Historically)
- Jupiter (Historically)
SLC-9
- Navaho (Historically)
SLC-15
- Titan I (Historically)
- Titan II (Historically)
- RS1 (Cancelled)
SLC-18
- Viking (Historically)
- Vanguard (Historically)
- Thor (Historically)
- Blue Scout Junior (Historically)
- Blue Scout (Historically)
SLC-19
- Titan I (Historically)
- Titan II – Gemini
SLC-21
- Goose (Historically)
- Mace (Historically)
SLC-22
- Goose (Historically)
- Mace (Historically)
SLC-23/24
- Triton (Historically)
- Snark (Historically)
SLC-25
- Polaris (Historically)
- X-17 (Historically)
- Poseidon (Historically)
- Trident I (Historically)
SLC-26
- Redstone (Historically)
  - Explorer 1 launch site
- Jupiter (Historically)
SLC-29
- Polaris (Historically)
SLC-30A
- Pershing 1 (Historically)
SLC-31
- Minuteman (Historically)
- Pershing 1a (Historically)
- Burial of Challenger remains
SLC-32
- Minuteman (Historically)
SLC-34
- Saturn 1 (Historically)
- Saturn 1B (Historically)
  - Site of Apollo 1 fire
SLC-37B
- Saturn 1 (Historically)
- Saturn 1B (Historically)
- Delta IV (Historically)
- Delta IV Heavy ((Historically)
SLC-44
- Sounding Rockets (Historically)
- Super Loki ((Historically)
- Super Loki Lite Star (Historically)
- LOFT-1 (Historically)

Demolished

Launch Complex A (Replaced with SLC-46)
- Matador (Historically)
- Launch Complex B (Replaced with SLC-46)
  - Matador (Historically)
Launch Complex C (Replaced with SLC-46)
- Matador (Historically)
Launch Complex D (Replaced with SLC-46)
- Matador (Historically)
SLC-10 (Replaced with SLC-31 and 32)
- Jason (Historically)
- Draco (Historically)
- Nike Tomahawk (Historically)
SLC-17A
- Thor (Historically)
- Thor-Able (Historically)
- Thor-Ablestar (Historically)
- Thor-Delta (Historically)
- Delta II (Historically)
SLC-17B
- Thor (Historically)
- Thor-Ablestar (Historically)
- Thor-Delta (Historically)
- Delta II (Historically)
- Delta III (Historically)
SLC-37A (Taken over by SLC-37B)
- Saturn 1 (Historically)
- Saturn 1B (Unused)
SLC-43 (Replaced with SLC-46)
- Super Loki ((Historically)
SLC-44 (Replaced with submarine turning basin)
- Dragon (Missile) ((Historically)
SLC-45 (Replaced with SLC-46)
- Roland (Cancelled)

Kennedy Space Center

LC-39A
- Saturn V (Historically)
- Space Shuttle (Historically)
- Ares V (Canceled)
- Falcon 9
- Falcon Heavy
- Starship (In Development)
LC-39B
- Saturn V (Historically)
- Saturn IB (Historically)
- Space Shuttle (Historically)
- Ares I-X (Historically)
- Space Launch System
LC-39C (Canceled)
LC-48
- No tenants
LC-49 (Planned)

Pacific Spaceport Complex – Kodiak

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Wallops Flight Facility

Night Launch: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching tonight for CRS-20

Zac Hall Mar 6 2020 - 6:48 pm PT

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SpaceX is preparing to launch a Dragon supply capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket tonight at 11:50 p.m. ET. I drove down to Titusville, Florida, from South Mississippi last night to attend the launch from a boat thanks to Star Fleet Tours.

The objective is a resupply and payload return flight to and from the International Space Station. Here’s an idea of some of the payload being delivered.

For me, this will be my first time viewing a nighttime launch; I saw CRS-19 during the day in December. I’ll also be positioned well to see the booster landing if they successfully return.

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Watch Astra’s first DARPA Launch Challenge attempt from Alaska [Update: Scrubbed]

Zac Hall Mar 2 2020 - 2:20 pm PT