The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is an installation of the Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing (45 SW), headquartered at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, CCAFS is the primary Launch Head of the Eastern Range. Patrick AFB provides headquarters and support functions for the 45 SW, as well as a major airfield complex, logistical air head and the full-service support functions of a ty...
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The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is an installation of the Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing (45 SW), headquartered at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, CCAFS is the primary Launch Head of the Eastern Range. Patrick AFB provides headquarters and support functions for the 45 SW, as well as a major airfield complex, logistical air head and the full-service support functions of a typical air force base. In addition to the facilities at Patrick AFB, CCAFS also has its own separate airfield, the Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip, which provides a 10,000 foot runway closer to the launch complexes for military airlift aircraft delivering heavy and outsized satellite payloads to the Cape.
CCAFS is also located adjacent to the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, with the two facilities linked by bridges and causeways.
The CCAFS area had been used by the United States government since 1949 when President Harry S....
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