45th Space Wing

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The 45th Space Wing is a U.S. Space Force unit headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, responsible for managing and supporting military and government space launch operations from the Eastern Range, including Cape Canaveral.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Space Force unit
military unit
associatedWith Space Launch Delta 45 reorganization
controls Eastern Range flight termination systems
Eastern Range instrumentation
Eastern Range tracking and telemetry assets
country United States of America
engagesIn launch risk analysis and public safety protection
launch vehicle processing and integration support
range scheduling and coordination
weather support for space launch
formerlyPartOf Air Force Space Command
garrison Patrick Space Force Base
hasMajorInstallation Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Patrick Space Force Base
headquartersLocation Patrick Space Force Base
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Brevard County, Florida NERFINISHED
Florida
mission assure access to space for the United States
provide launch and range operations for national security space missions
nickname The World’s Premier Gateway to Space
operatesFrom Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Kennedy Space Center (support role)
operatesOnArea Eastern Range
operationalArea Atlantic Ocean downrange tracking and safety corridor
partOf 45th Space Wing
surface form: "Space Launch Delta 45"
predecessor 45th Space Wing
surface form: "45th Space Wing (United States Air Force)"
primaryFunction space launch base and range operations
responsibleFor space launch operations from the Eastern Range
support of U.S. government space launches
support of U.S. military space launches
role launch base support
range safety
space launch range operations
spacelift operations
serviceBranch United States Space Force
subordinateTo Space Operations Command
supports Department of Defense space launches
National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches
commercial space launch providers on the Eastern Range
supportsLaunchVehicles Atlas V
Delta IV
Falcon 9 rocket
surface form: "Falcon 9"

Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: "Falcon Heavy"

other U.S. expendable and reusable launch vehicles
theater Eastern Range
surface form: "Eastern Test Range"
type space launch and range operations wing

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Air Force Space Command notableUnit 45th Space Wing
Cape Canaveral LC-41 operator 45th Space Wing
this entity surface form: "Space Launch Delta 45"
45th Space Wing partOf 45th Space Wing
this entity surface form: "Space Launch Delta 45"
45th Space Wing predecessor 45th Space Wing
this entity surface form: "45th Space Wing (United States Air Force)"

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