Space Launch Complex 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. It initially
Composite image of NG-24 launch from SLC-40 and subsequent booster landing at LZ-40, capturing both events 8 minutes apart
LC-40 in 1974, launching a Titan IIIC with ATS-6
A Titan IV rocket with the Cassini–Huygens payload at LC-40 in 1997
SLC-40 in February 2010 with Falcon 9 v1.0 rocket carrying Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
Launch Complex 39A is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch sub-complexes, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. The main launch pad, along with Launch Complex 39B
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
…cleanup, repairs and upgrades began in early 2017. SLC-40 returned to service in December 2017 with the successful launch of CRS-13. 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…
The pad in January 2024 during the launch of Axiom Mission 3 with the SpaceX Starship launch tower in the background
KSC Director Bob Cabana (at podium) announces the signing of the pad 39A lease agreement on April 14, 2014. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (far left) and SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell stand nearby.
LC-39A in early 2026, with constructed SpaceX's facilities.
Falcon Heavy launching ViaSat-3 F3 from LC-39A in 2026.