Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17
SLC-17 in February 2007. On Pad 17B is a Delta II carrying THEMIS as its payload. In the background is the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interactive map of Space Launch Complex 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 28°26′48″N 80°33′58″W / 28.44667°N 80.56611°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short name | SLC-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force NASA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total launches | 321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch pad | Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orbital inclination range | 28°-57° | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17), previously designated Launch Complex 17 (LC-17), was a launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida used for Thor and Delta launch vehicles launches between 1958 and 2011.
Originally built in 1956, SLC-17 features two expendable launch vehicle (ELV) launch pads, SLC-17A and SLC-17B. The pads were operated by the 45th Space Wing and have supported more than 300 Department of Defense, NASA and commercial missile and rocket launches.