Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46
The Space Launch Complex 46, previously Launch Complex 46, is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station operated under license by Space Florida previously used for Athena rocket launches.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Industry
- Description: rocket launch site in Brevard County, Florida
- Also known as: “Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 46”, “Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 46”, and “Spaceport Florida Space Launch Complex 46”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Canaveral lighthouse and Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 11.
Cape Canaveral lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cape Canaveral Light is a historic lighthouse on the east coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The light was established in 1848 to warn ships of the dangerous shoals that lie off its coast. Cape Canaveral lighthouse is situated 1 mile west of Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46.
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 11
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Launch Complex 11 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, is a launch complex used by Atlas missiles between 1958 and 1964. It is the southernmost of the launch pads known as Missile Row. Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 11 is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46.
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12
Ruins
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Launch Complex 12 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida was a launch pad used by Atlas rockets and missiles between 1958 and 1967. It was the second-most southern of the pads known as Missile Row, between LC-11 to the south and LC-13 to the north. Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12 is situated 2 miles northwest of Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46.
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46
- Category: launch pad
- Location: Brevard, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
28.45674° or 28° 27′ 24″ northLongitude
-80.53046° or 80° 31′ 50″ westOperator
AstraOpen location code
76WXFF49+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 62244485OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=launch_complexOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q1034346
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡納維爾角空軍基地46號太空發射複合體”
- Dutch: “Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Lanceercomplex 46”
- Dutch: “Spaceport Florida Lanceercomplex 46”
- German: “Launch Complex 46”
- German: “LC-46”
- German: “SLC-46”
- German: “Space Launch Complex 46”
- Greek: “Συγκρότημα εκτοξεύσεων 46”
- Japanese: “フロリダ宇宙港第46複合発射施設”
- Russian: “LC-46”
- Slovenian: “izstrelitveni kompleks 46 na Cape Canaveralu”
- Slovenian: “LC-46”
- Slovenian: “SLC-46”
- Slovenian: “Space Launch Complex 46”
- Spanish: “Complejo de lanzamiento 46 de Cabo Cañaveral”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Lighthouse Foundation and 1st launch from Cape Canaveral.
Nearby Places
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