Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46

Space Launch Complex 46
	An Athena II at LC-46 prior to the launch of Lunar Prospector.
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location	28°27′30″N 80°31′42″W / 28.45833°N 80.52833°W
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Short name	SLC-46
Operator	United States Space Force (owner); Space Florida (tenant); Astra Space (subtenant)
Status
Launch history
Status	Active
Launches	26
First launch	January 15, 1987; UGM-133 Trident II
Last launch	April 25, 2025; Dark Eagle
Associated; rockets	Active: Dark Eagle; Future: Rocket 4/5; Retired: UGM-133 Trident II, Athena I, Athena II, Minotaur IV, Orion Abort Test Booster, Rocket 3; Plans cancelled: RS1

Launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center

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2.5miles

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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

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LC-15

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LC-14

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LC-13 (LZ-1 & LZ-2)

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LC-12

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LC-11

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LC-36

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LC-1, LC-2, LC-3, and LC-4

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SLC-46

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LC-21 and LC-22

21

LC-31 and LC-32

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LC-18

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SLC-17

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LC-26

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LC-5 and LC-6

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LC-30

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LC-25

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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.