Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), previously Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) is a launch pad at the north end of Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was used by the United States Air Force for Titan III and Titan IV launches between 1965 and 2005.
On April 25, 2007, the US Air Force leased the complex to SpaceX to launch the Falcon 9 rocket.
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