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The Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45) is a unit of the United States Space Force. The Space Launch Delta 45 is assigned to Space Systems Command and headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. The wing also controls Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The 45th Space Delta is responsible for all space launch operations from the East Coast.
April 2, 2010 OTV-1: Atlas V: First launch of a reusable unmanned space vehicle. 17 May 28, 2010 GPS IIF-1 Delta IV: First launch of IIF block of GPS satellites. 18 June 4, 2010 Falcon 9 Flight 1: Falcon 9: First all commercial launch from CCAFS. 19 August 14, 2010 AEHF-1 Atlas V: First launch of an AEHF military communication satellite. 20 ...
Space Launch Delta 45 (previously 45th Space Wing) on 12 November 1991–present; 45th Support Group became subordinate of Wing Eastern Space & Missile Center became subordinate of Wing. 920th Rescue Wing, 15 April 1997–present; Established as 920th Rescue Group, 15 April 1997 Redesignated 920th Rescue Wing, 1 April 2003
1st Space Launch Squadron: 12 November 1991 – 1 December 2003 [11] 3d Space Launch Squadron: 1 April 1992 – 1 December 2003 [11] 5th Space Launch Squadron: 14 April 1994 – 29 June 1998 [11] 45th Operations Support Squadron: 12 November 1991 – 4 May 2021; 45th Range Squadron: 12 November 1991 – 1 December 2003
The 5th Space Launch Squadron was activated on 14 April 1994 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida as part of the Space Launch Delta 45, previously 45th Space Wing. The squadron conducted Titan IV booster launch operations, launching classified military payloads into orbit until it was inactivated in June 1998.
The Malabar facility continues to be used for periodic military ground training activities by Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45), the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing (920 RQW) at Patrick SFB, and various U.S. Army Reserve and the Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) units in Florida. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Past launch dates for the X-37B spaceplane include April 22, 2010, March 5, 2011, December 11, 2012, and May 20, 2015. The fourth X-37B mission landed at the Kennedy Space Center on May 7, 2017, after 718 days in orbit.
Space Systems Command also gained Space Launch Delta 30 and Space Launch Delta 45, which they had given up to Air Force Space Command in 1990. The commander of Space Launch Delta 45, a brigadier general, is the Space Systems Command operations director and range acquisitions lead.