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Launch Complex 39B
A launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.64 launches have flown from it since May 1969, 58 of 59 successfully.
Launches
64
Success rate
98.3% 58/59
Failures
1
First flight
1969-05-18
Latest flight
2026-04-01
Busiest year
1993 6 flights
Fastest turnaround
28d 11h 55m
Location
Pad record
- Coordinates
- 28.6271° N
80.6210° W - Status
- Active
- Spaceport
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- United States
- Pad operator
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- LL2 pad tally
- 59 upstream count
- Reference
- Wikipedia
Who launches from here
2 operatorsVehicles flown
5 typesLaunches per year
decided flights1969Peak 1993, 6 launches2026
Orbits delivered
4 destinationsLow Earth Orbit 56Lunar Orbit 4Lunar flyby 1Suborbital 1
Scheduled
5 undecided| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-06-30 | SLS Block 1 | Artemis III | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | Low Earth Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2028-06-30 | SLS Block 1B | Artemis IV | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | Lunar Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2028-12-31 | SLS Block 1B | Artemis V | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | Lunar Orbit | Scheduled |
| 2030-09-30 | SLS Block 1B | Artemis VI | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | – | Scheduled |
| 2031-09-30 | SLS Block 1B | Artemis VII | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | – | Scheduled |
Excluded from every count and rate above. Dates are as recorded at the last build, when the most recent decided flight was 2026-04-01.
Flight record
59 flights| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | SLS Block 1 | Artemis II | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | Lunar flyby | Success |
| 2022-11-16 | SLS Block 1 | Artemis I | Space Launch System (SLS) | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 2009-09-28 | Ares I | Ares I-X | Ares I-X | – | Suborbital | Success |
| 2006-12-10 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-116 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2006-09-09 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-115 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2006-07-04 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-121 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-07-26 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-114 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2002-10-07 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-112 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2002-04-08 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-110 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2001-12-05 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-108 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2001-07-12 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-104 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2001-03-08 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2000-12-01 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-97 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2000-09-08 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-106 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1999-07-23 | Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 | STS-93 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1999-05-27 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1998-10-29 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-95 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1998-04-17 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-90 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1997-11-19 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-87 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1997-01-12 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-81 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-11-19 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-80 | Space Shuttle | United Space Alliance | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-06-20 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78 | Space Shuttle | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-05-19 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77 | Space Shuttle | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-03-22 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-76 | Space Shuttle | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-02-22 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-75 | Space Shuttle | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-01-11 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-72 | Space Shuttle | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-10-20 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73 | Space Shuttle | Lockheed Martin | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-07-13 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-02-03 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-63 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-11-03 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-66 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-09-09 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-64 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-03-04 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-12-02 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-61 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-10-18 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-58 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-09-12 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-06-21 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-57 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-04-08 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-56 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-01-13 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-10-22 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-09-12 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-47 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-05-07 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-06-05 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-40 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-04-05 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-37 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-12-02 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-35 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-10-06 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-04-24 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-31 (Hubble) | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-11-23 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-33 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-10-18 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-34 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-08-08 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-05-04 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-30 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-03-13 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-29 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-12-02 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-09-29 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-26 | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1986-01-28 | Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-L | Space Shuttle | – | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1975-07-15 | Saturn IB | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project | Saturn IB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-11-16 | Saturn IB | Skylab 4 | Saturn IB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-07-28 | Saturn IB | Skylab 3 | Saturn IB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-05-25 | Saturn IB | Skylab 2 | Saturn IB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-05-18 | Saturn V | Apollo 10 | Saturn V | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.