Missile Row was a nickname given in the 1960s to the

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and

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launch complexes at

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida. Headquartered at the nearby Patrick Space Force Base, the station ...

(CCSFS). Operated by the 45th Space Wing since 1949, it was the site of all pre-

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manned launches, as well as many other early

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(DoD) and NASA launches. For the DoD, it plays a secondary role to Vandenberg AFB in

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, but is the launch site for many NASA unmanned

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s, as those spacecraft are typically launched on

launchers. Active launch vehicles are in bold. Much of the support activity for Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurs at Patrick Space Force Base to the south, its reporting base.

Inactive sites

Active sites

Some of the launch complexes have been recommissioned for modern space vehicle launches.

Other

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External links

Encyclopedia Astronautica, Cape Canaveral entry
Launch sites Rocket launch sites in the United States Spaceports in the United States Technology-related lists Space lists Lists of buildings and structures in Florida 1950 establishments in Florida