Space Launch Complex 17A
A former launch pad at Cape Canaveral built for Thor and Delta rockets. Pad 17A supported decades of Delta launches, including the Delta II launch of NASA’s Spirit Mars Exploration Rover on June 10, 2003, before Launch Complex 17 was retired after its final mission in 2011.
Identity
- Name
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Region
- NA
- Slug
- space-launch-complex-17a
- Type
- spaceport
Details
- Description
- A former launch pad at Cape Canaveral built for Thor and Delta rockets. Pad 17A supported decades of Delta launches, including the Delta II launch of NASA’s Spirit Mars Exploration Rover on June 10, 2003, before Launch Complex 17 was retired after its final mission in 2011.
- Established Year
- 1,957
- Latitude
- 28.4472
- Location
- Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA
- Longitude
- -80.5649
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- government
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:46:20 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:46:20 AM