Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 37

Space Launch Complex 37
Delta IV Heavy lifts off from SLC-37B in June 2016 carrying NROL-37
Map
Launch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location28°31′55″N 80°34′01″W / 28.531986°N 80.566821°W / 28.531986; -80.566821
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Short nameSLC-37
OperatorUnited States Space Force
Total launches43
Orbital inclination
range
28° - 57°
LC-37A launch history
StatusDemolished
LaunchesNone
First launchUnused
Associated
rockets
Proposed: Starship[1]
Plans cancelled: Saturn I, Saturn IB
SLC-37B launch history
StatusInactive
Launches43
First launch29 January 1964
Saturn I (SA-5)
Last launch9 April 2024
Delta IV Heavy (NROL-70)
Associated
rockets
Proposed: Starship[1]
Retired: Saturn I, Saturn IB, Delta IV, Delta IV Heavy

Space Launch Complex 37[2][3] (SLC-37), previously Launch Complex 37 (LC-37), is a launch complex on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Originally built to support the Apollo program, the complex consists of two launch pads: LC-37A and SLC-37B. 37A has never been used, while 37B hosted Saturn I and Saturn IB launches in the 1960s as well as Delta IV and Delta IV Heavy launches from 2002 to 2024.

Currently, the pad is not leased to anyone. However, SpaceX has a limited right of entry to explore using SLC-37 as a future launch site for Starship.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (1998-02-22). "Issue 350". Jonathan's Space Report. Jonathan's Space Page. Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  3. ^ "Delta-IV Heavy to launch last DSP satellite". www.afspc.af.mil. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
  4. ^ titusvillemedia (2025-03-04). "SpaceX Brings Starship to the Space Coast with New Gigabay and Launch Facilities". TalkOfTitusville.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.

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