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Space Launch Delta 45

The Space Force unit that operates the Eastern Range and provides safety and mission assurance for every launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center. It records 93 launches in 2024 delivering 1,389 orbital assets, and passes that count with its 94th launch of 2025 on 10 November [USSF45][SLD4594][SN100]. Reported by the unit and by trade press as the world's busiest spaceport, measured by annual orbital launches from one range.

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Entity type
military range unit
Kind
agency
Lane
Agencies and government
Place
Patrick Space Force Base, Brevard County
Hub region
Space Coast
Founding year
1950
Florida space year and timeline placement
1950 · 1950: Space Launch Delta 45 headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base (1950 onward)
Role
Eastern Range operator
Status as of the cutoff
Operating. 93 Eastern Range launches in 2024; that record passed in November 2025.
Entity status
operating
Project status
not applicable
Evidence class
publicly verified operating
Confidence
High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
Degree
6
Betweenness
0.0856 on the full graph · 0.0074 on the industrial relations subgraph
Sources
[USSF45] [SLD4594] [SN100]

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