Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46

Space Launch Complex 46
An Athena II at LC-46 prior to the launch of Lunar Prospector.
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Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location28°27′30″N 80°31′42″W / 28.45833°N 80.52833°W / 28.45833; -80.52833
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Short nameSLC-46
OperatorUnited States Space Force (owner)
Space Florida (tenant)
Astra Space (subtenant)
Launch history
StatusActive
Launches25
First launchJanuary 15, 1987
UGM-133 Trident II
Last launchDecember 12, 2024
Dark Eagle
Associated
rockets
Future: Rocket 4/5
Retired: UGM-133 Trident II, Athena I, Athena II, Minotaur IV, Orion Abort Test Booster, Rocket 3, Dark Eagle
Plans cancelled: RS1
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28
LC-29
27
LC-25
26
LC-30
25
LC-5 and LC-6
24
LC-26
23
SLC-17
22
LC-18
21
LC-31 and LC-32
20
LC-21 and LC-22
19
SLC-46
18
LC-1, LC-2, LC-3, and LC-4
17
LC-36
16
LC-11
15
LC-12
14
LC-13 (LZ-1 & LZ-2)
13
LC-14
12
LC-15
11
LC-16
10
LC-19
9
SLC-20
8
LC-34
7
SLC-37
6
LC-47
5
SLC-40
4
SLC-41
3
LC-48
2
LC-39A
1
LC-39B

  Active pads
  Active pads not used for launches
  Inactive leased pads
  Inactive unleased pads

1
LC-39B
2
LC-39A
3
LC-48
4
SLC-41
5
SLC-40
6
LC-47
7
SLC-37
8
LC-34
9
SLC-20
10
LC-19
11
LC-16
12
LC-15
13
LC-14
14
LC-13 (LZ-1 & LZ-2)
15
LC-12
16
LC-11
17
LC-36
18
LC-1, LC-2, LC-3, and LC-4
19
SLC-46
20
LC-21 and LC-22
21
LC-31 and LC-32
22
LC-18
23
SLC-17
24
LC-26
25
LC-5 and LC-6
26
LC-30
27
LC-25
28
LC-29

The Space Launch Complex 46 (SLC-46), previously Launch Complex 46 (LC-46), is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station operated under license by Space Florida previously used for Athena rocket launches. It has been used by Astra Space for the Rocket 3 system and is currently used as a multipurpose launch pad.[1]

  1. ^ "Launch Complex 46 | Space Florida". www.spaceflorida.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

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