Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39 's three launch pads, located at NASA 's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.

SpaceX modified the launch pad in 2013 in order to support launches of the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, a 60 percent heavier rocket with 60 percent more thrust on realigned engines [10] and 60 percent longer fuel tank than the v1.0 version of the Falcon 9, requiring a modified transporter/erector.

Between them are dozens of launch pads, with several currently in active service and more in planning for activation. Kennedy Space Center, operated by NASA, has two launch complexes on Merritt Island comprising four pads—two active, one under lease, and one inactive.

2 days ago · It is now tucked away inside the payload fairing atop the Falcon 9 on Launch Pad 39A. Tonight it lifts off for orbit. ... SpaceX launch from Florida weather. Update 7:04 p.m.: The 45th Weather ...

Dec 12, 2024 · SpaceX started preparations for flying Starship from Pad 39A at KSC in late 2021, and the highly visible launch tower started being stacked in June 2022.

5 days ago · What time is the next rocket launch from Florida? Monday, January 27: SpaceX Starlink 12-7. ... Location: The Falcon 9 will lift off from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Dec 3, 2021 · SpaceX is gearing up to start launching its massive Starship Mars rocket from Florida. The company has started building a pad for Starship at Launch Complex 39A, part of NASA's Kennedy...

Jan 6, 2023 · The work to prepare for future Starship launches is occurring amid a busy cadence of launches of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets at the Florida spaceport.

Feb 17, 2024 · One of the largest launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will become vacant later this year after the final flight of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket. SpaceX is...

May 6, 2024 · One of the primary locations for SpaceX’s Starship operations in Florida is Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. This historic launch pad, which hosted numerous Apollo and Space Shuttle missions, has been leased by …