Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 Explained

Space Launch Complex 40
Site:Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Inclination:28.5–55, 66–145°[1]
Utc Offset:−05:00
Time Zone:EST
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Time Zone Dst:EDT
Short:SLC-40
Paddetails:
Status:Active
Launches:367
First:18 June 1965
First Details:Titan IIIC (Mass simulator)
Last:2 March 2026
Last Details:Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink G10-41)
Rockets:
Designation:LZ-40
Landing:yes
Status:Active
Landings:1
First Landing:13 February 2026
First Landing Details:Falcon 9 Block 5 (SpaceX Crew-12)
Rockets:Active: Falcon 9 landings

Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), sometimes referred to as "Slick Forty," is one of two launch pads located at the Integrate-Transfer-Launch Complex in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.[2] It initially opened as Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) and was used by the United States Air Force alongside the neighboring Space Launch Complex 41 for the Titan III program. It first saw use by the Titan IIIC throughout the 1960s and 1970s, before getting retrofitted for the Titan 34D during the 1980s. In the 1990s, Martin Marietta and the Air Force upgraded it to launch the Commercial Titan III, but the rocket's lack of success caused the pad to be used by the Titan IV throughout the decade and into the 2000s.

Following the Titan family's retirement, the SLC-40 lease was given to SpaceX in 2007 for use by their new rocket, the Falcon 9. Since the early 2010s, the pad has transformed into a high-volume launch site for the Falcon 9, being mainly used to service the company's Starlink megaconstellation. As of February 2026, the pad has hosted over 310 Falcon 9 launches.

In late 2025 to early 2026, SpaceX added a new Falcon 9 landing zone within the SLC40 launch complex to replace Landing Zones 1 and 2 after the expiration of their lease at what is now SLC-13[3] [4]

History

Titan IIIC and 34D (1965–1989)

Launch Complex 40 was originally constructed by the United States Air Force as one of two launch pads of the Integrate-Transfer-Launch Complex (ITL), tasked with launching Titan III rockets with solid rocket boosters. The ITL was similar to Launch Complex 39 at the nearby Kennedy Space Center, where Titans would get assembled at the Vertical Integration Building (demolished in 2006), have their boosters built and attached at the Solid Motor Assembly Building (now used by SpaceX to process Falcon 9 payloads), and launched from either LC-40 or Launch Complex 41 (LC-41, now SLC-41).

LC-40 hosted its inaugural launch in June 1965, a Titan IIIC rocket with a 9,500 kg (21,000 lb) mass simulator to test the Transtage upper stage. Almost every Titan IIIC launch from the pad carried a military payload, the vast majority of them being classified reconnaissance satellites. Additionally, the ITL was planned to launch the Titan IIIM for the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program, using it as a testing ground before the operational launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base's SLC-6 would be activated. The only MOL launch made before the program's cancellation occurred at LC-40, with OPS 0855 lifting off in November 1966 with the first capsule to be reused, Gemini SC-2 previously flown on Gemini 2.

Going into the 1970s, LC-40 became the dedicated launch site for the Titan IIIC within the ITL, as LC-41 would undergo modifications to launch the Titan IIIE. Throughout the rest of the decade, the complex would see approximately one to three Titan IIIC launches a year until the rocket's replacement with the Titan 34D in the early 1980s. Similarly to its predecessor, every Titan 34D launch from the pad was for military purposes, being used to put payloads into geostationary transfer orbit.

Commercial Titan III and Titan IV (1990–2005)

In the late 1980s, Titan manufacturer Martin Marietta and the Air Force converted the ITL to their new Titan configurations: LC-40 would be used to launch the civilian-focused Commercial Titan III, while LC-41 would be for the military-oriented Titan IV. Additionally, Titan IV processing would go through the newly built Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility (now used by United Launch Alliance for future assembly of Vulcan Centaur rockets) before launch. This setup did not last, as the Commercial Titan III's price compared to cheaper systems like Delta II and Ariane 4 limited its customer base into early retirement. That being said, a handful of notable payloads were launched from LC-40 in this era, like Intelsat 603 in March 1990 (of which a stage malfunction caused it to be visited by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-49) and the failed Mars Observer in September 1992. Following the Commercial Titan III's retirement, LC-40 was converted to complement LC-41 in the launches of the Titan IV. As was typical for the Titan family, almost all launches in the decade carried military payloads; the only exception to this was NASA and ESA's Cassini–Huygens mission to Saturn in October 1997. Going into the new millennium, the cost of Titan launches led to Lockheed Martin (who assumed the control of Titan following Martin Marietta's merger with Lockheed) winding down and announcing the retirement of the Titan family in favor of their cheaper Atlas launch vehicles. As such, the last Titan IV launches at the ITL were made from LC-40, with LC-41 and the SMARF converted to process and launch the Atlas V. Over its lifetime, LC-40 supported a total of 55 Titan launches, including 26 Titan IIICs, eight Titan 34Ds, four Commercial Titan IIIs, and 17 Titan IVs. The final Titan launch from LC-40 was the Lacrosse-5 reconnaissance satellite carried on a Titan IV-B on April 30, 2005.[5]

Following the conclusion of Titan operations, the launch complex underwent significant transformation. The tower was dismantled in early 2008, followed by the controlled demolition of the Mobile Service Structure later that year.[6]

SpaceX and Falcon 9 (2007–present)

SpaceX leased LC-40 from the U.S. Air Force in April 2007 to launch its Falcon 9 rocket, getting renamed to SLC-40 much like what happened to SLC-41 and SLC-37.[7] Ground facility construction began the following year, including a rocket and payload preparation hangar and new fuel tanks. A spherical liquid oxygen tank previously used at LC-34 was purchased from NASA.

The first Falcon 9 arrived in late 2008, with the inaugural launch in June 2010 carrying a dummy payload. A Dragon spacecraft demonstration flight followed in December. Starting in 2012, SLC-40 became the primary launch site for the Dragon cargo vehicle providing provide two-way logistics to and from the International Space Station, a role previously filled by the Space Shuttle until its retirement in 2011.[8]

To accommodate the heavier Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket, the launch pad was modified in 2013.[9] Launch frequency gradually increased from 2014, with a mix of Dragon and satellite missions.

A catastrophic explosion occurred at SLC-40 in September 2016 during a static fire test, destroying a Falcon 9 rocket and its payload, the AMOS-6 satellite. The incident caused significant damage to the launch pad.[10] [11] After a thorough investigation and cleanup, repairs and upgrades began in early 2017.[12] SLC-40 returned to service in December 2017 with the successful launch of CRS-13.[13] [14] [15]

SpaceX had leased Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the nearby Kennedy Space Center from NASA in April 2014, which allowed launches to continue to from Florida during the reconstruction of SLC-40. In August 2018, LC-39A's crew access tower received an access arm, allowing crew to be loaded onto Crew Dragon 2 capsules along with late payload changes on Cargo Dragon 2 capsules. Because SLC-40 lacked an access tower, Dragon missions were paused after the original Dragon 1 capsule was retired in 2020.[16] In the 2020s, SLC-40 would become SpaceX's "workhorse" launch pad, hosting less complex satellite launch missions as frequently as every week, completing 50 launches of this launch pad alone in 2023. Meanwhile, LC-39A was used less, being reserved for Dragon crew and cargo flights, Falcon Heavy missions, and other complex missions.To add additional operational flexibility and reduce reliance on LC-39A, in early 2023, SpaceX began constructing an access tower at SLC-40. In February 2024, SpaceX tested its new emergency escape system for future crewed missions, which uses an evacuation slide instead of the slidewire baskets used at LC-39A.[17]

The tower was first used ahead of in early 2024 to accommodate late loading of supplies into cargo spacecraft.[18] SLC-40 was used to launch its first crewed mission in September 2024, SpaceX Crew-9.[19] The mission had been slated to use LC-39A, but was shifted to SLC-40 when the launch was delayed due to issues with the Boeing Starliner Calypso spacecraft that was docked to the ISS. In addition, the delay would have bled into LC-39A's conversion process into Falcon Heavy launches, as one was being used to launch NASA's Europa Clipper in October.[20]

In the near future, SpaceX will make a new Falcon 9 landing pad within SLC40 launch complexes to eliminate use of Landing Zones 1 and 2.[21] [22]

Launch & Landing history

SLC-40

Titan III and IV

All IIIC, 34D, and IV flights operated by the United States Air Force. All Commercial flights operated by Martin Marietta.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleS/N and ConfigurationPayloadResultRemarks
118 June 196514:00Titan IIIC3C-7Mass simulatorMaiden flight of the Titan IIIC. First flight from LC-40 and the ITL Complex.
215 October 196517:24Titan IIIC3C-4LCS-2Transtage ultimately failed while in low Earth orbit due to leak in oxidizer tank.
33 November 196613:50Titan IIIC3C-9OPS-0855 (Gemini B)Only flight for the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory program. Gemini B capsule flew on a suborbital trajectory while the rest continued into orbit. First ever flight of a reused spacecraft, being Gemini SC-2 flown on Gemini 2.
48 April 197010:50Titan IIIC3C-18OPS-7033 and OPS-7034 (Vela)First Titan IIIC flight following rocket's decommission from LC-41.
56 November 197010:35Titan IIIC3C-19OPS-5960 (DSP)Third burn of Transtage failed, leaving payload unusable in a lower orbit than intended.
65 May 197107:43Titan IIIC3C-20OPS-3811 (DSP)
73 November 197103:09Titan IIIC3C-21OPS-9431 and OPS-9432 (DSCS-II)
81 March 197209:39Titan IIIC3C-22OPS-1570 (DSP)
913 June 197307:14Titan IIIC3C-24OPS-6157 (DSP)
1013 December 197323:57Titan IIIC3C-26OPS-9433 and OPS-9434 (DSCS-II)
1130 May 197413:00Titan IIIC3C-27ATS-6Part of the Applications Technology Satellites program. Collaboration between NASA and ISRO. First civilian launch from LC-40.
1220 May 197514:03Titan IIIC3C-25OPS-9435 and OPS-9436 (DSCS-II)Failure of Transtage's inertial measurement unit left payload stranded in LEO.
1314 December 197505:15Titan IIIC3C-29OPS-3165 (DSP)
1415 March 197501:25Titan IIIC3C-30LES-8, LES-9, Solrad 11A, and Solrad 11B
1526 June 197603:00Titan IIIC3C-28OPS-2112 (DSP)
166 February 197706:00Titan IIIC3C-23OPS-3151 (DSP)
1712 May 197714:26Titan IIIC3C-32OPS-9437 and OPS-9438 (DSCS-II)
1825 March 197818:09Titan IIIC3C-35OPS-9439 and OPS-9440 (DSCS-II)Hydraulics pump failure in second stage forced range safety protocols to be activated 8 minutes into flight.
1910 June 197819:12Titan IIIC3C-33OPS-9454 (Vortex)
2014 December 197800:43Titan IIIC3C-36OPS-9441 and OPS-9442 (DSCS-II)
2110 June 197913:39Titan IIIC3C-31OPS-7484 (DSP)
221 October 197911:22Titan IIIC3C-34OPS-1948 (Vortex)
2321 November 197921:36Titan IIIC3C-37OPS-9443 and OPS-9444 (DSCS-II)
2416 March 198119:24Titan IIIC3C-40OPS-7390 (DSP)
2531 October 198109:22Titan IIIC3C-39OPS-4029 (Vortex)
266 March 198219:25Titan IIIC3C-38OPS-8701 (DSP)Final flight of the Titan IIIC.
2730 October 198203:05Titan 34D34D-1, IUSOPS-9445 (DSCS-II) and DSCS-III 1Maiden flight of the Titan 34D, and first flight of the Inertial Upper Stage. Only Titan 34D flight with an IUS.
2831 January 198403:08Titan 34D34D-10, TranstageOPS-0441 (Vortex)
2914 April 198416:52Titan 34D34D-11, TranstageOPS-7641 (DSP)
3022 December 198400:02Titan 34D34D-13, TranstageUSA-7 (DSP)
3129 November 198703:28Titan 34D34D-8, TranstageUSA-28 (DSP)
322 September 198812:05Titan 34D34D-3, TranstageUSA-31 (Vortex)Broken pressurization lines forced early shutdown of Transtage during apogee burn, placing satellite in lower than intended orbit.
3310 May 198919:47Titan 34D34D-16, TranstageUSA-37 (Vortex)
344 September 198905:54Titan 34D34D-2, TranstageUSA-42 (DSCS-II) and USA-43 (DSCS-III)Final flight of the Titan 34D and final flight of the Transtage.
351 January 199000:07Commercial Titan IIICT-1Skynet 4A and JCSAT 2Maiden flight of the Commercial Titan III, and first commercial launch from LC-40.
3614 March 199011:52Commercial Titan IIICT-2Intelsat 603Second stage failed to separate from kick motor, leaving payload stranded in LEO. Was visited by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-49 two years later, where a new kickstage was attached and boosted into geostationary orbit.
3723 June 199011:19Commercial Titan IIICT-3Intelsat 604
3825 September 199217:05Commercial Titan IIICT-4Mars ObserverOnly flight of the Planetary Observer program, aimed at studying Mars. Final flight of the Commercial Titan III and final launch of the Titan III subfamily. First launch beyond geostationary orbit from LC-40. While launch was successful, communication was lost prior to Mars orbit insertion, likely due to a rupture in the fuel tank system.
397 February 199421:47Titan IVK-10, 401A / CentaurUSA-99 (Milstar)First Titan IV flight from LC-40. First Titan IV flight with a Centaur third stage.
4022 December 199422:19Titan IVK-14, 402A / IUSUSA-107 (DSP)
4114 May 199513:45Titan IVK-23, 401A / CentaurUSA-110 (Orion)
426 November 199505:15Titan IVK-21, 401A / CentaurUSA-115 (Milstar)
433 July 199600:31Titan IVK-2, 405AUSA-125 (SDS)Final Titan IV-A flight from LC-40.
4423 February 199720:20Titan IVB-24, 402B / IUSUSA-130 (DSP)Maiden flight of the Titan IV-B.
4515 October 199708:43Titan IVB-33, 401B / CentaurCassini-HuygensPart of the Large Strategic Science Missions, aimed at studying Saturn and its moons such as Titan and Enceladus. Collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the ASI. First spacecraft to orbit Saturn. Included the Huygens lander, first spacecraft to land on an outer solar system body and a moon besides the Moon. Only civilian launch on a Titan IV, and final Titan flight to go beyond geostationary orbit.
469 May 199801:38Titan IVB-25, 401B / CentaurNROL-6NRO launch. Orion satellite, also known as USA-139. First acknowledged launch by the National Reconnaissance Office from LC-40.
4730 April 199916:30Titan IVB-32, 401B / CentaurUSA-143 (Milstar)Database error in Centaur lead to failure of attitude control and incorrect burns, placing satellite into useless orbit.
488 May 200016:01Titan IVB-29, 402B / IUSUSA-149 (DSP)
4927 February 200121:20Titan IVB-41, 401B / CentaurUSA-157 (Milstar)
506 August 200107:28Titan IVB-31, 402B / IUSUSA-159 (DSP)
5116 January 200200:30Titan IVB-38, 401B / CentaurUSA-164 (Milstar)
528 April 200313:43Titan IVB-35, 401B / CentaurUSA-169 (Milstar)
539 September 200304:29Titan IVB-36, 401B / CentaurNROL-19NRO launch. Orion satellite, also known as USA-171. Final Titan flight with a Centaur.
5414 February 200418:50Titan IVB-39, 402B / IUSUSA-176 (DSP)Final flight of the Inertial Upper Stage.
5530 April 200500:50Titan IVB-26, 405BNROL-16NRO launch. Lacrosse satellite, also known as USA-182. Final Titan IV launch from LC-40, final Titan launch from Cape Canaveral, and penultimate flight of the Titan family. The final flight was made in October at SLC-4E in Vandenberg.

Falcon 9 (2010–23)

All flights operated by SpaceX.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch VehicleBooster flightPayload/missionResultRemarks
564 June 201018:45Falcon 9 v1.00003Dragon Spacecraft Qualification UnitMaiden flight of Falcon 9 and first launch as SLC-40. Flew a boilerplate Dragon capsule attached to the second stage.
578 December 201005:43Falcon 9 v1.00004SpaceX COTS Demo-1Demo flight for Commercial Resupply Services. Maiden flight of an operational Dragon spacecraft. First orbital flight of pressurized commercial spacecraft.
5822 May 201207:44Falcon 9 v1.00005SpaceX COTS Demo-2Demo flight for Commercial Resupply Services. Berthed to the International Space Station, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to visit it.
598 October 201200:35Falcon 9 v1.00006SpaceX CRS-1ISS resupply flight. First operational CRS flight. Carried an Orbcomm satellite as a secondary payload, but an engine failure on the first stage forced it to be deployed in a lower than intended orbit.
601 March 201315:10Falcon 9 v1.00007SpaceX CRS-2ISS resupply flight. Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.0.
613 December 201322:41Falcon 9 v1.11004SES 8First flight of Falcon 9 v1.1 from SLC-40 and first non-Dragon flight for Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. First Falcon 9 flight to geostationary orbit.
626 January 201422:06Falcon 9 v1.11005Thaicom 6
6318 April 201419:25Falcon 9 v1.11006SpaceX CRS-3ISS resupply flight. First Dragon flight on Falcon 9 v1.1. Booster performed a soft water landing.
6414 July 201415:15Falcon 9 v1.11007Orbcomm-OG2-1Booster performed a soft water landing.
655 August 201408:00Falcon 9 v1.11008AsiaSat 8
667 September 201405:00Falcon 9 v1.11011AsiaSat 6
6721 September 201405:52Falcon 9 v1.11010SpaceX CRS-4ISS resupply fight. Booster attempted a soft water landing, but ran out of liquid oxygen and crashed.
6810 January 201509:47Falcon 9 v1.11012SpaceX CRS-5ISS resupply fight. First attempt at a first stage landing, and first deployment of drone ship Just Read the Instructions. grid-fins lost hydraulic fluid and caused it to crash.
6911 February 201523:03Falcon 9 v1.11013DSCOVREarth observation satellite and solar weather satellite. First deep space probe for NOAA. First Falcon 9 flight beyond geostationary orbit, to the L1 Lagrange point. Booster performed a soft water landing.
702 March 201503:50Falcon 9 v1.11014ABS 3A and Eutelsat 115 West B
7114 April 201520:10Falcon 9 v1.11015SpaceX CRS-6ISS resupply fight. Attempt at a first stage landing, but a stuck throttle valve caused excess lateral velocity and caused it to crash.
7227 April 201523:03Falcon 9 v1.11016TurkmenAlem52E / MonacoSat
7328 June 201514:21Falcon 9 v1.11018SpaceX CRS-7ISS resupply fight. Intended to launch and deliver IDA-1. Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1 from Cape Canaveral, and first deployment of drone ship Of Course I Still Love You. Overpressure incident in second stage LOX tank 150 seconds into launch caused vehicle to break up. Dragon capsule survived breakup, but was destroyed upon impacting the ocean due to having no parachute deployment protocols for aborts.
7422 December 201501:29Falcon 9 Full Thrust1019Orbcomm OG2-2First successful Falcon 9 landing, and first landing attempt at Landing Zone 1 in LC-13. Maiden flight of Falcon 9 Full Thrust, and first landing attempt with a non-Dragon payload.
754 March 201623:35Falcon 9 Full Thrust1020SES-9First landing attempt on a flight heading beyond low Earth orbit. Booster failed to kill velocity during descent and crashed.
768 April 201620:43Falcon 9 Full Thrust10211SpaceX CRS-8ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module. First successful drone ship landing. First Dragon flight on Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Booster would be eventually reflown on SES-10.
776 May 201605:21Falcon 9 Full Thrust1022JCSAT-14First successful landing on a flight heading beyond LEO.
7827 May 201621:39Falcon 9 Full Thrust10231Thaicom 8Booster would eventually be reflown on the Falcon Heavy test flight.
7915 June 201614:29Falcon 9 Full Thrust1024Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A
8018 July 201604:45Falcon 9 Full Thrust10251SpaceX CRS-9ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered IDA-2.
8114 August 201605:26Falcon 9 Full Thrust1026JCSAT-16Final Falcon 9 flight before the AMOS-6 explosion.
-Planned for 3 September 2016CancelledFalcon 9 Full Thrust1028AMOS-6Buckled liner in several COPVs led to deflagration in the second stage during fuel loading prior to a static-fire test on 1 September. Satellite lost in accident, leading to change in SpaceX policy where active payloads are not used during static-fire tests.
8215 December 201715:36Falcon 9 Full Thrust10352SpaceX CRS-13ISS resupply flight. First launch from SLC-40 following completion of repairs. First flight of a reused booster from SLC-40.
838 January 201801:00Falcon 9 Block 410431ZumaClassified payload for the NRO. Also known as USA-280. First Falcon 9 Block 4 launch from SLC-40.
8431 January 201821:25Falcon 9 Full Thrust10322GovSat-1Final Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight from Cape Canaveral. Booster expended via water landing.
856 March 201805:33Falcon 9 Block 41044Hispasat 30W-6Booster expended via water landing.
862 April 201820:30Falcon 9 Block 410392SpaceX CRS-14ISS resupply flight. Only Dragon flight on Falcon 9 Block 4. Booster expended.
8718 April 201822:51Falcon 9 Block 410451TESSPart of the Explorer program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method. First Falcon 9 flight by another celestial body, as spacecraft used a gravity assist at the Moon.
884 June 201804:45Falcon 9 Block 410402SES-12Booster expended.
8929 June 201809:42Falcon 9 Block 410452SpaceX CRS-15ISS resupply flight. Final flight of Falcon 9 Block 4. Booster expended.
9022 July 201805:50Falcon 9 Block 510471Telstar 19VFirst launch of Falcon 9 Block 5 from SLC-40.
917 August 201805:18Falcon 9 Block 510462Telkom-4 (Merah Putih)
9210 September 201804:45Falcon 9 Block 510491Telstar 18V
935 December 201818:16Falcon 9 Block 51050SpaceX CRS-16ISS resupply flight. First Dragon flight on Falcon 9 Block 5.
9423 December 201813:51Falcon 9 Block 51054GPS III-1Part of the Global Positioning System. First launch of GPS Block III. First GPS launch for SpaceX and first GPS launch from SLC-40. Booster expended.
9522 February 201901:45Falcon 9 Block 510483Nusantara Satu and BeresheetBeresheet operated by SpaceIL, originally a finalist for the Google Lunar X Prize. First attempted private lunar landing, but gyroscope failure led to premature main engine cutoff and crashed. First Falcon 9 launch to two different destinations and first Falcon 9 launch to another celestial body.
964 May 201906:48Falcon 9 Block 510561SpaceX CRS-17ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3.
9724 May 201902:30Falcon 9 Block 510492Starlink 1First test launch of the Starlink megaconstellation.
9825 July 201922:02Falcon 9 Block 510562SpaceX CRS-18ISS resupply flight. Launched and delivered IDA-3.
996 August 201923:23Falcon 9 Block 510472AMOS 17Free makeup flight for Spacecom following the loss of AMOS 6. Booster expended.
10011 November 201914:56Falcon 9 Block 510484Starlink 1 (v1.0)First operational launch of the Starlink megaconstellation.
1015 December 201917:29Falcon 9 Block 510591SpaceX CRS-19ISS resupply flight.
10217 December 201900:10Falcon 9 Block 510562JCSAT-18 / Kacific 1
1037 January 202002:19Falcon 9 Block 510494Starlink 2 (v1.0)
10429 January 202014:06Falcon 9 Block 510513Starlink 3 (v1.0)
10517 February 202015:05Falcon 9 Block 510564Starlink 4 (v1.0)
1067 March 202004:50Falcon 9 Block 510592SpaceX CRS-20ISS resupply flight. Final flight of Dragon 1.
1074 June 202001:25Falcon 9 Block 510495Starlink 7 (v1.0)
10813 June 202009:21Falcon 9 Block 510593Starlink 8 (v1.0) / SkySat 16–18
10930 June 202020:10Falcon 9 Block 510601GPS III-3Part of the Global Positioning System.
11020 July 202021:30Falcon 9 Block 510582Anasis-II
11118 August 202014:31Falcon 9 Block 510496Starlink 10 (v1.0) / SkySat 19–21
11230 August 202023:19Falcon 9 Block 510594SAOCOM 1B / GNOMES 1 / Tyvak 0172First flight from Cape Canaveral to go into polar orbit since 1969 and first polar launch from SLC-40.
11324 October 202015:31Falcon 9 Block 510603Starlink 14 (v1.0)
1145 November 202023:24Falcon 9 Block 510621GPS III-4Part of the Global Positioning System.
11525 November 202002:13Falcon 9 Block 510497Starlink 15 (v1.0)100th Falcon 9 flight.
11613 December 202017:30Falcon 9 Block 510517SXM-7
1178 January 202102:15Falcon 9 Block 510604Türksat 5A
11824 January 202115:00Falcon 9 Block 510585Transporter-1First flight of SpaceX's Transporter program for rideshare satellites.
1194 February 202106:19Falcon 9 Block 510605Starlink V1.0-L18
12015 February 202103:59Falcon 9 Block 510596Starlink V1.0-L19
12111 March 202108:13Falcon 9 Block 510586Starlink V1.0-L20
12224 March 202108:28Falcon 9 Block 510606Starlink V1.0-L22
1237 April 202116:34Falcon 9 Block 510587Starlink V1.0-L23
12429 April 202103:44Falcon 9 Block 510607Starlink V1.0-L24
1259 May 202107:42Falcon 9 Block 5105110Starlink V1.0-L27
12626 May 202118:59Falcon 9 Block 510632Starlink V1.0-L28
1276 June 202104:26Falcon 9 Block 510613SXM-8
12817 June 202116:09Falcon 9 Block 510622GPS III-5Part of the Global Positioning System.
12930 June 202119:31Falcon 9 Block 510608Transporter-2
13013 November 202112:19Falcon 9 Block 510589Starlink Group 41
1312 December 202123:12Falcon 9 Block 510609Starlink Group 43
13219 December 202103:58Falcon 9 Block 510673Türksat 5B
13313 January 202215:25Falcon 9 Block 5105810Transporter-3
13431 January 202223:11Falcon 9 Block 510523CSG-2
13521 February 202214:44Falcon 9 Block 5105811Starlink Group 48
1369 March 202213:45Falcon 9 Block 510524Starlink Group 410
13719 March 202204:22Falcon 9 Block 5105112Starlink Group 412
1381 April 202212:47Falcon 9 Block 510617Transporter-4
13921 April 202217:51Falcon 9 Block 5106012Starlink Group 414
14029 April 202221:27Falcon 9 Block 510626Starlink Group 416
14114 May 202220:40Falcon 9 Block 510731Starlink Group 415
14225 May 202218:35Falcon 9 Block 510618Transporter-5
1438 June 202221:04Falcon 9 Block 510627Nilesat-301
14419 June 202204:27Falcon 9 Block 510619Globalstar FM15
14529 June 202221:04Falcon 9 Block 510732SES-22
1467 July 202213:11Falcon 9 Block 5105813Starlink Group 4-21
14717 July 202214:20Falcon 9 Block 5105113Starlink Group 4-22
1484 August 202223:08Falcon 9 Block 510526KPLOAlso known as Danuri, and placed on a low-energy ballistic Lunar transfer. Made South Korea the sixth nation to put a satellite into Lunar orbit.
14919 August 202219:21Falcon 9 Block 510629Starlink Group 4-27
15028 August 202203:41Falcon 9 Block 510692Starlink Group 4-23
1515 September 202202:09Falcon 9 Block 510527Starlink Group 4-20
15219 September 202200:18Falcon 9 Block 510676Starlink Group 4-34
15324 September 202223:32Falcon 9 Block 510734Starlink Group 4-35
1548 October 202223:05Falcon 9 Block 5106014Galaxy 33 & 34
15515 October 202205:22Falcon 9 Block 510693Hotbird 13F
15630 October 202214:50Falcon 9 Block 5106210Starlink Group 4-36
1573 November 202205:22Falcon 9 Block 510677Hotbird 13G
15812 November 202216:06Falcon 9 Block 5105114Galaxy 31 & 32
15923 November 202202:57Falcon 9 Block 5104911Eutelsat 10B
16011 December 202207:38Falcon 9 Block 510735Hakuto-R Mission 1Private Lunar landing attempt operated by ispace. Error with radar altimeter caused spacecraft to hover overhead until fuel depletion, causing it to crash.
16116 December 202222:48Falcon 9 Block 510678O3b mPOWER 1 & 2
16228 December 202209:34Falcon 9 Block 5106211Starlink Group 51
1633 January 202314:56Falcon 9 Block 5106015Transporter-6
16410 January 202304:50Falcon 9 Block 510762OneWeb L16
16518 January 202312:24Falcon 9 Block 510772GPS III-6Part of the Global Positioning System.
16626 January 202309:32Falcon 9 Block 510679Starlink Group 52
1677 February 202301:32Falcon 9 Block 510736Amazonas Nexus
16812 February 202305:10Falcon 9 Block 5106212Starlink Group 54
16918 February 202303:59Falcon 9 Block 510773Inmarsat-6 F2
17027 February, 202323:13Falcon 9 Block 510763Starlink Group 61
1719 March 202319:13Falcon 9 Block 5106213OneWeb L17
17217 March 202323:38Falcon 9 Block 510696SES-18 & SES-19
17324 March 202315:43Falcon 9 Block 5106710Starlink Group 55
17429 March 202320:01Falcon 9 Block 510774Starlink Group 510
1757 April 202304:30Falcon 9 Block 510764Intelsat 40eSatellite included the TEMPO experiment.
17619 April 202314:31Falcon 9 Block 510738Starlink Group 62
17728 April 202322:12Falcon 9 Block 510782O3b mPOWER 3 & 4
1784 May 202307:31Falcon 9 Block 510697Starlink Group 56
17914 May 202305:03Falcon 9 Block 5106711Starlink Group 59
18019 May 202306:19Falcon 9 Block 510765Starlink Group 63
18127 May 202304:30Falcon 9 Block 5106214Arabsat 7B (Badr 8)
1824 June 202312:20Falcon 9 Block 510783Starlink Group 64
18312 June 202307:10Falcon 9 Block 510739Starlink Group 511
18418 June 202322:21Falcon 9 Block 5106712Satria
18523 June 202315:35Falcon 9 Block 510698Starlink Group 512
1861 July 202315:12Falcon 9 Block 510802EuclidPart of the Cosmic Vision program, aimed at surveying redshift in galaxies to better understand dark matter and dark energy. Originally planned to launch on Soyuz, but moved to Falcon 9 following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. First dedicated ESA launch from Falcon 9.
18710 July 202303:58Falcon 9 Block 5105816Starlink Group 65
18816 July 202303:50Falcon 9 Block 5106016Starlink Group 515
18924 July 202300:50Falcon 9 Block 510766Starlink Group 66
19028 July 202304:01Falcon 9 Block 5106215Starlink Group 67
1913 August 202305:00Falcon 9 Block 510776Galaxy 37
1927 August 202302:41Falcon 9 Block 510784Starlink Group 68
19311 August 202305:17Falcon 9 Block 510699Starlink Group 69
19417 August 202303:36Falcon 9 Block 5106713Starlink Group 610
19527 August 202301:05Falcon 9 Block 510803Starlink Group 611
1961 September 202302:21Falcon 9 Block 510777Starlink Group 613
1979 September 202303:12Falcon 9 Block 510767Starlink Group 614
19816 September 202303:38Falcon 9 Block 510785Starlink Group 616
19920 September 202303:38Falcon 9 Block 5105817Starlink Group 617
20024 September 202303:38Falcon 9 Block 5106017Starlink Group 618
20130 September 202302:00Falcon 9 Block 5106910Starlink Group 619
2025 October 202305:36Falcon 9 Block 510768Starlink Group 621
20313 October 202323:01Falcon 9 Block 5106714Starlink Group 622
20418 October 202300:39Falcon 9 Block 5106216Starlink Group 623
20522 October 202302:17Falcon 9 Block 510804Starlink Group 624
20630 October 202323:20Falcon 9 Block 510778Starlink Group 625
2074 November 202300:37Falcon 9 Block 5105818Starlink Group 626
2088 November 202305:05Falcon 9 Block 5107311Starlink Group 627
20912 November 202321:08Falcon 9 Block 510769O3b mPOWER 5 & 6
21018 November 202305:05Falcon 9 Block 5106911Starlink Group 628
21122 November 202307:47Falcon 9 Block 5106715Starlink Group 629
21228 November 202304:20Falcon 9 Block 5106217Starlink Group 630
2133 December 202304:00Falcon 9 Block 510786Starlink Group 631
2147 December 202305:07Falcon 9 Block 510779Starlink Group 633
21519 December 202304:01Falcon 9 Block 510813Starlink Group 634
21623 December 202305:33Falcon 9 Block 5105819Starlink Group 632
21729 December 202304:01Falcon 9 Block 5106912Starlink Group 636

Falcon 9 (2024–25)

All flights operated by SpaceX.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleBooster flightPayload/missionResultRemarks
2183 January 202423:04Falcon 9 Block 5107610Ovzon-3
2197 January 202422:35Falcon 9 Block 5106716Starlink Group 635
22015 January 202401:52Falcon 9 Block 5107312Starlink Group 637
22130 January 202417:07Falcon 9 Block 5107710Cygnus CRS NG-20ISS resupply flight. First of four Cygnus flights on Falcon 9, thanks to Northrop Grumman's Antares being affected by the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
2228 February 202406:33Falcon 9 Block 510814PACEPart of the Large Strategic Science Missions, aimed to study Earth's ocean color, biogeochemistry, and ecology.
22314 February 202422:30Falcon 9 Block 510787USSF-124Launch for the United States Space Force. Two HBTSS satellites.
22420 February 202420:11Falcon 9 Block 5106717Telkomsat HTS 113BT
22525 February 202422:06Falcon 9 Block 5106913Starlink Group 639
22629 February 202415:30Falcon 9 Block 5107611Starlink Group 640
2274 March 202423:56Falcon 9 Block 5107313Starlink Group 641
22810 March 202423:05Falcon 9 Block 5107711Starlink Group 643
22921 March 202420:55Falcon 9 Block 510806SpaceX CRS-30ISS resupply flight. First Cargo Dragon 2 flight from SLC-40, and first use of pad's launch tower.
23025 March 202423:42Falcon 9 Block 510788Starlink Group 646
23131 March 202401:30Falcon 9 Block 5106718Starlink Group 645
2325 April 202409:12Falcon 9 Block 5106914Starlink Group 647
23310 April 202405:40Falcon 9 Block 510832Starlink Group 648
23413 April 202401:40Falcon 9 Block 5106220Starlink Group 649
23518 April 202422:40Falcon 9 Block 510807Starlink Group 652
23623 April 202422:17Falcon 9 Block 510789Starlink Group 653
23728 April 202422:08Falcon 9 Block 5107613Starlink Group 654
2383 May 202402:37Falcon 9 Block 5106719Starlink Group 655
2396 May 202418:14Falcon 9 Block 5106915Starlink Group 657
24013 May 202400:53Falcon 9 Block 5107315Starlink Group 658
24118 May 202400:32Falcon 9 Block 5106221Starlink Group 659
24223 May 202402:35Falcon 9 Block 510808Starlink Group 662
24328 May 202414:24Falcon 9 Block 5107810Starlink Group 660
2441 June 202402:37Falcon 9 Block 5107614Starlink Group 664
2455 June 202402:16Falcon 9 Block 5106720Starlink Group 85
2468 June 202401:56Falcon 9 Block 5106916Starlink Group 101
24720 June 202421:35Falcon 9 Block 510809Astra 1P/SES-24
24823 June 202417:15Falcon 9 Block 5107811Starlink Group 102
24927 June 202411:14Falcon 9 Block 5106222Starlink Group 103
2503 July 202408:55Falcon 9 Block 5107316Starlink Group 89
2518 July 202423:30Falcon 9 Block 5107615Türksat 6A
25228 July 202405:09Falcon 9 Block 5107714Starlink Group 104
2534 August 202415:02Falcon 9 Block 5108010Cygnus CRS NG-21ISS resupply flight. Second of four Cygnus flights on Falcon 9.
25410 August 202412:50Falcon 9 Block 5106721Starlink Group 83
25515 August 202413:00Falcon 9 Block 5107616WorldView Legion 3–4
25620 August 202413:20Falcon 9 Block 510851Starlink Group 105
25728 August 202407:48Falcon 9 Block 5106223Starlink Group 86
25831 August 202407:43Falcon 9 Block 5106918Starlink Group 810
2595 September 202414:33Falcon 9 Block 5107715Starlink Group 811
26012 September 202408:52Falcon 9 Block 5107813BlueBird Block 1 #1-5
26117 September 202422:50Falcon 9 Block 5106722Galileo-L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)Part of the Galileo satellite navigation system. Originally supposed to launch on Soyuz, but was moved to Falcon 9 following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. First Galileo launch from SLC-40.
26228 September 202417:17Falcon 9 Block 510852SpaceX Crew-9(Dragon Freedom)ISS crew rotation mission. First Crew Dragon flight from SLC-40 and crewed flight from SLC-40, carrying astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the ISS. Originally planned to carry four astronauts, but two seats were made open following Boeing CFT astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams' reassignment to the ISS expedition crew.
2637 October 202414:52Falcon 9 Block 5106123HeraSecond and final of NASA and ESA's Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment missions, aimed at demonstrating and studying impacting for asteroid defense at 65803 Didymos. Compliments the 2021 launch of DART. First Falcon 9 launch to another planet. Flew while Falcon 9 was grounded following an off-nominal deorbit burn during SpaceX Crew-9, but was waived due to heliocentric trajectory. Booster expended.
26415 October 202416:10Falcon 9 Block 5108011Starlink Group 1010
26518 October 202423:31Falcon 9 Block 5107617Starlink Group 819
26623 October 202421:47Falcon 9 Block 5107318Starlink Group 661
26726 October 202421:47Falcon 9 Block 5106919Starlink Group 108
26830 October 202421:10Falcon 9 Block 5107814Starlink Group 1013
2697 November 202420:19Falcon 9 Block 510853Starlink Group 677
27011 November 202421:28Falcon 9 Block 5108012Starlink Group 669
27114 November 202413:21Falcon 9 Block 5107618Starlink Group 668
27218 November 202418:31Falcon 9 Block 5107319GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2)
27321 November 202416:07Falcon 9 Block 5106920Starlink Group 666
27425 November 202410:02Falcon 9 Block 5108013Starlink Group 121
27530 November 202405:00Falcon 9 Block 510836Starlink Group 665
2764 December 202410:13Falcon 9 Block 5106724Starlink Group 670
2778 December 202405:12Falcon 9 Block 510862Starlink Group 125
27817 December 202400:52Falcon 9 Block 510854GPS III-7Part of the Global Positioning System.
27929 December 202405:00Falcon 9 Block 510837Astranis

From One to Many

2804 January 202501:27Falcon 9 Block 5107320Thuraya 4-NGS
2816 January 202520:43Falcon 9 Block 5107717Starlink Group 671
28210 January 202519:11Falcon 9 Block 5106725Starlink Group 1212
28313 January 202516:47Falcon 9 Block 5108015Starlink Group 124
28427 January 202522:05Falcon 9 Block 5107620Starlink Group 127
2854 February 202510:15Falcon 9 Block 5106921Starlink Group 123
2868 February 202519:18Falcon 9 Block 5107817Starlink Group 129
28711 February 202518:53Falcon 9 Block 5107718Starlink Group 1218
28815 February 202501:14Falcon 9 Block 5106726Starlink Group 128
28918 February 202523:21Falcon 9 Block 5108016Starlink Group 1012First booster landing performed in waters of a foreign nation, landing in the Bahamas.
29021 February 202515:19Falcon 9 Block 5107621Starlink Group 1214
29127 February 202503:34Falcon 9 Block 510921Starlink Group 1213
2923 March 202502:24Falcon 9 Block 510865Starlink Group 1220
29313 March 202502:35Falcon 9 Block 5106922Starlink Group 1221
29415 March 202511:35Falcon 9 Block 5108113Starlink Group 1216
29528 March 202519:57Falcon 9 Block 5107719Starlink Group 1225
29624 March 202517:48Falcon 9 Block 510922NROL-69NRO launch. Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites, both known as USA-498.
29731 March 202519:52Falcon 9 Block 5108017Starlink Group 680
2986 April 202503:07Falcon 9 Block 5107819Starlink Group 672
29914 April 202504:00Falcon 9 Block 5106727Starlink Group 673
30022 April 202500:48Falcon 9 Block 510903Bandwagon-3
30125 April 202501:52Falcon 9 Block 5106923Starlink Group 674
30228 April 202502:09Falcon 9 Block 5107720Starlink Group 1223
3032 May 202501:51Falcon 9 Block 5108018Starlink Group 675
3047 May 202501:17Falcon 9 Block 510857Starlink Group 693
30510 May 202506:28Falcon 9 Block 5108311Starlink Group 691
30614 May 202516:38Falcon 9 Block 510904Starlink Group 667
30721 May 202503:19Falcon 9 Block 510951Starlink Group 1215
30824 May 202517:19Falcon 9 Block 5106924Starlink Group 1222
30930 May 202517:37Falcon 9 Block 510924GPS III-8Part of the Global Positioning System.
3103 June 202504:43Falcon 9 Block 5107721Starlink Group 1219
3117 June 202504:54Falcon 9 Block 510858SXM-10
31210 June 202513:05Falcon 9 Block 5108312Starlink Group 1224
31313 June 202515:29Falcon 9 Block 5107821Starlink Group 1226
31418 June 202505:55Falcon 9 Block 510905Starlink Group 1018
31523 June 202505:58Falcon 9 Block 5106925Starlink Group 1023
31625 June 202519:54Falcon 9 Block 5108020Starlink Group 1016
31728 June 202504:26Falcon 9 Block 510925Starlink Group 1034
3182 July 202506:28Falcon 9 Block 5106729Starlink Group 1025500th Falcon 9 launch.
3198 July 202508:21Falcon 9 Block 5107722Starlink Group 1028
32013 July 202505:04Falcon 9 Block 5108313Dror-1
32116 July 202506:30Falcon 9 Block 510961KuiperSat KF-01First of three Falcon 9 launches supporting the Kuiper Systems megaconstellation for Amazon.
32222 July 202521:12Falcon 9 Block 510906O3b mPOWER 9 & 10
32326 July 202509:01Falcon 9 Block 5107822Starlink Group 1026
32430 July 202503:37Falcon 9 Block 5106926Starlink Group 1029
3254 August 202507:57Falcon 9 Block 5108021Starlink Group 1030
32611 August 202512:35Falcon 9 Block 510911KuiperSat KF-02
32714 August 202512:29Falcon 9 Block 5108510Starlink Group 1020
32824 August 202506:45Falcon 9 Block 510907SpaceX CRS-33ISS resupply flight.
32927 August 202511:10Falcon 9 Block 510952Starlink Group 1056
33031 August 202511:49Falcon 9 Block 5107723Starlink Group 1014
3313 September 202511:56Falcon 9 Block 5108314Starlink Group 1022
33212 September 202501:56Falcon 9 Block 5107823Nusantara Lima
33314 September 202522:11Falcon 9 Block 510944Cygnus CRS NG-23ISS resupply flight. Third of four Cygnus flights on Falcon 9. Originally slated to fly NG-22, but was switched following damage made to spacecraft during shipping. First flight of the XL variation.
33418 September 202509:30Falcon 9 Block 510927Starlink Group 1061
33521 September 202510:53Falcon 9 Block 5108511Starlink Group 1027
33625 September 202508:39Falcon 9 Block 5108022Starlink Group 1015
3377 October 202506:46Falcon 9 Block 510908Starlink Group 1059
33814 October 202501:58Falcon 9 Block 510912KuiperSat KF-03Final Kuiper launch prior to its renaming to Amazon Leo.
33916 October 202509:27Falcon 9 Block 510953Starlink Group 1052
34019 October 202517:39Falcon 9 Block 5106731Starlink Group 1017
34124 October 202501:30Falcon 9 Block 5107622Spainsat NG IIBooster expended.
34226 October 202515:00Falcon 9 Block 5107724Starlink Group 1021
34329 October 202516:35Falcon 9 Block 5108315Starlink Group 1037
3442 November 202505:09Falcon 9 Block 510913Bandwagon-4
3456 November 202501:31Falcon 9 Block 510945Starlink Group 681
34611 November 202503:21Falcon 9 Block 510963Starlink Group 687
34715 November 202506:44Falcon 9 Block 5107824Starlink Group 685
34819 November 202500:12Falcon 9 Block 5108512Starlink Group 694
34922 November 202507:53Falcon 9 Block 510909Starlink Group 679
3502 December 202522:18Falcon 9 Block 5107725Starlink Group 695
3519 December 202519:16Falcon 9 Block 510964NROL-77NRO launch. Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellite, also known as USA-570. Final booster landing at LZ-2.
35211 December 202522:01Falcon 9 Block 5108316Starlink Group 6–90
35315 December 202505:25Falcon 9 Block 510929Starlink Group 6–82

Falcon 9 (2026)

All flights operated by SpaceX.

No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleBooster flightPayload/missionResultRemarks
3544 January 202606:48Falcon 9 Block 511011Starlink Group 6–88
3559 January 202621:41Falcon 9 Block 5106929Starlink Group 6–96
35612 January 202621:08Falcon 9 Block 5107825Starlink Group 6–97
35714 January 202618:08Falcon 9 Block 5108513Starlink Group 6–98
35818 January 202623:31Falcon 9 Block 5108024Starlink Group 6–100
35928 January 202504:53Falcon 9 Block 510965GPS III-9Part of the Global Positioning System.
36030 January 202607:22Falcon 9 Block 510955Starlink Group 6–101
36113 February 202610:15Falcon 9 Block 511012SpaceX Crew-12
(Dragon Freedom)		ISS crew rotation mission. First booster landing at Landing Zone 40.
36216 February 202607:59Falcon 9 Block 5109010Starlink Group 6–103
36320 February 202601:41Falcon 9 Block 5107726Starlink Group 10–36
36422 February 202603:47Falcon 9 Block 5106733Starlink Group 6–104
36524 February 202623:04Falcon 9 Block 5109210Starlink Group 6–110
36627 February 202612:16Falcon 9 Block 5106930Starlink Group 6–108
3672 March 202602:56Falcon 9 Block 5107826Starlink Group 10–41

Upcoming launches

DateRocket TypeMission / Payload
4 March 2026Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 10–40
10 March 2026Falcon 9 Block 5EchoStar XXV
12 March 2026Falcon 9 Block 5Starlink Group 10–48
1 April 2026Falcon 9 Block 5Cygnus CRS NG-24

LZ-40

Falcon 9 landings

All landings operated by SpaceX.

References

Citations

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum . 2025-04-07 . ccspacemuseum.org.
  3. Web site: July 30, 2025 . Final use of LZ-1 . July 30, 2025 . x.com . en.
  4. Web site: Edwards . Brooke . SpaceX proposes increase in rocket launches from Cape Canaveral and new landing zone . 2025-08-01 . Florida Today . en-US.
  5. Web site: Launch Complex 40 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210154/http://www.afspacemuseum.org/ccafs/CX40/ . 2014-08-12 . 2014-08-16 . Afspacemuseum.org.
  6. Launch Pad Demolition Clears Way for SpaceX Rockets . Wired . Loretta . Hidalgo Whitesides . May 1, 2008 . June 5, 2010 . 19 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919212741/http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/launch-pad-demo.html . live .
  7. Web site: Kelly . John . April 25, 2007 . SpaceX cleared for Cape launches . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030616/http://www.floridatoday.com/floridatoday/blogs/spaceteam/2007/04/spacex-cleared-for-cape-launches.html . September 30, 2007 . June 5, 2010 . Florida Today.
  8. Web site: December 23, 2008 . NASA Selects SpaceX's Falcon 9 Booster and Dragon Spacecraft for Cargo Resupply Services to the International Space Station . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090721083827/http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20081223 . 2009-07-21 . January 26, 2009 . SpaceX.com.
  9. Web site: Falcon 9's commercial promise to be tested in 2013 . 17 November 2012 . Spaceflight Now . 20 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121120010459/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/17f9customers/#.UKfUruQ0V8E . live .
  10. Web site: September 2, 2016 . SpaceX Anomaly Update . September 7, 2016 . SpaceX.com . September 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160906033032/http://www.spacex.com/news/2016/09/01/anomaly-updates . dead .
  11. News: Bill Chappell . September 1, 2016 . SpaceX Rocket And Its Cargo Explode On Launch Pad In Florida . April 3, 2023 . NPR . 4 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404041740/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/01/492230187/spacex-launch-pad-in-florida-is-scene-of-large-explosion-days-before-launch . live .
  12. News: Klotz . Irene . 2013-08-02 . SpaceX Appetite for U.S. Launch Sites Grows . dead . https://archive.today/20130905165354/http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/36587spacex-appetite-for-us-launch-sites-grows . September 5, 2013 . 2013-09-05 . Space News.
  13. News: SpaceX Will Launch Another Used Dragon Capsule to Space Station Soon . 2017-10-30 . Space.com . 29 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029050442/https://www.space.com/38594-spacex-used-dragon-capsule-space-station.html . live .
  14. News: Bergin . Chris . March 7, 2017 . SpaceX prepares Falcon 9 for EchoStar 23 launch as SLC-40 targets return . March 11, 2017 . . On the West Coast, three missions have set placeholders for launch from Vandenberg, namely Iridium 2 on June 17, the Formosat-5 mission on July 22 and Iridium-3 on August 24. . 9 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170309061003/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/03/spacex-falcon-9-echostar-23-slc-40-return/ . live .
  15. Web site: 15 December 2017 . SpaceX launches and lands its first used rocket for NASA . 15 December 2017 . The Verge . 8 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201208010926/https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/15/16759416/spacex-nasa-used-falcon-9-rocket-launch-live-stream . live .
  16. Web site: Clark . Stephen . 2024-03-20 . SpaceX's workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts . 2024-03-21 . Ars Technica . en-us . 21 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321110508/https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/spacexs-workhorse-launch-pad-now-has-the-accoutrements-for-astronauts/ . live .
  17. Web site: Robinson-Smith . Will . 2024-02-27 . SpaceX tests new emergency escape system to certify pad 40 at Cape Canaveral for astronaut missions . 2024-08-07 . Spaceflight Now . en-US.
  18. Web site: Smith . Martin . 2024-03-21 . SpaceX's 30th resupply mission uses new access tower at SLC-40 for the first time . 2024-04-28 . NASASpaceflight . 22 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922165502/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/03/crs-30-slc-40-tower/ . live .
  19. News: Berger . Eric . Eric Berger (journalist) . 6 August 2024 . NASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies home . 7 August 2024 . . The Crew-9 launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the first crewed launch from this complex, which SpaceX has built up in addition to its crew tower at Launch Complex 39A at nearby Kennedy Space Center. . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806235239/https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-confirms-slip-of-crew-9-launch-to-late-september-for-flexibility/ . live .
  20. Web site: Niles-Carnes . Elyna . 6 August 2024 . NASA Adjusts Crew-9 Launch Date for Operational Flexibility . 6 August 2024 . . en-US . 8 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241008200337/https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-9/2024/08/06/nasa-adjusts-crew-9-launch-date-for-operational-flexibility/ . live .
  21. Web site: July 30, 2025 . Final use of LZ-1 . July 30, 2025 . x.com . en.
  22. Web site: Edwards . Brooke . SpaceX proposes increase in rocket launches from Cape Canaveral and new landing zone . 2025-08-01 . Florida Today . en-US.

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