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SPACE COAST TESTING

THE ULTIMATE TESTING FACILITY.

The best facility for straight-line aerodynamic testing on Earth at Kennedy Space Center.

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THE FACILITY

Vehicle Testing at Kennedy Space Center

Space Coast Testing, LLC provides precision vehicle and aerospace test and evaluation on the 3.22-mile Shuttle Landing Facility runway at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Manufacturers use the 300-foot-wide runway to test new equipment and technology on vehicles.

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CAPABILITY 02

Orbital Payload Service

Fly your item to Earth orbit aboard a commercial spacecraft and return it safely home. Two dedicated payload slots available on an upcoming mission.

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CAPABILITY 03

Seismic Barrel-Aged Spirits

Small-batch spirits matured by the infrasonic seismic energy of Space Coast rocket launches. White-oak barrels, physically coupled to the ground. Science you can taste.

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Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at sunrise

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Facility Services

Vehicle shipping direct to the facility, one of the safest and most secure parking services in Florida — covered, enclosed, and inaccessible to the public. Trailer and equipment storage, on-site professional Fire Rescue and EMS 24/7, and full-time weather information from the on-site Air Traffic Control Tower.

Vehicle Shipping
Direct to facility
Secure Parking
Covered + enclosed
Trailer Storage
Any size, including semi
EMS
On-site 24/7
Air Traffic Control
On-site tower
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Live Data

Upcoming Launches

Florida Space Coast · Via Launch Library 2

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SpX

Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. This launch also carries the second demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsules designed to autonomously transport valuable customer experiments and other payloads safely back from space to Earth, including for in-orbit manufacturing. Starfall is a cylindrical shaped capsule approximately 0.75 meters tall with a diameter of 3.1 meters, weighing approximately 2100 kilograms, and capable of carrying 1000 kilograms of payload. It is designed to be carried on Starship flights.

Pad Space Launch Complex 40

NET

Vehicle Falcon 9

Amazon

Amazon Leo (LV-01)

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.

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NET

Vehicle Vulcan VC6L

Spac

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25

This is the 25th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 24th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Pad Space Launch Complex 40

NET

Vehicle Falcon 9

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Florida Space Coast · Results from Launch Library 2

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

Vehicle Falcon 9

Pad Space Launch Complex 40

Provider NASA · SpaceX

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Falcon Heavy | NROL-97

NROL-97

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.

Vehicle Falcon Heavy

Pad Launch Complex 39A

Provider NRO · SpaceX

Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-13

Crew-13

SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Vehicle Falcon 9

Pad Space Launch Complex 40

Provider CSA · SpaceX

Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 11-13

O3b mPower 11-13

3 high-throughput communications satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) built by Boeing and operated by SES.

Vehicle Falcon 9

Pad Space Launch Complex 40

Provider SES · SpaceX

Launch Successful
Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, small field of view camera and spectrometer covering visible and near-infrared wavelengths using novel starlight-suppression technology. Roman objectives include a search for extra-solar planets using gravitational microlensing, and probing the expansion history of the Universe and the growth of cosmic structure, with the goal of measuring the effects of dark energy, the consistency of general relativity, and the curvature of spacetime.

Vehicle Falcon Heavy

Pad Launch Complex 39A

Provider Spac · SpaceX

Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-49

Starlink Group 10-49

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Vehicle Falcon 9

Pad Space Launch Complex 40

Provider SpX · SpaceX

LATEST

From the Runway

MILESTONE

New GPS-Surveyed Mile Sections Certified

Four one-mile military GPS-surveyed sections are now operational, enabling precise timing for research and development testing at any speed.

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CASK

Cask No. 7 Bottled — The Artemis Shake

The Artemis III launch infrasonic signature is now locked into 412 bottles of our Kentucky straight bourbon. Notes of citrus peel, stone fruit, and gravitational ambition.

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SERVICE

Secure Overnight Parking Now Available

Our covered, fully enclosed overnight parking area is now operational — one of the safest and most secure parking services in Florida, inaccessible to the public.

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FAQ

Questions About the Facility

How long is the Kennedy Space Center shuttle runway?

The Shuttle Landing Facility runway is 3.22 miles (5.15 km) long — 15,000 feet (4,572 m) of concrete plus 1,000 feet (609.6 m) of asphalt runoff at each end. It is 300 feet (91.44 m) wide, built for the Space Shuttle and the largest aircraft.

How fast can vehicles go on the Shuttle Landing Facility?

The facility offers 300+ MPH test capability, with 0–60 through 0–300 MPH timing available for OEM comparison accuracy.

Is testing confidential, and who owns the data?

Testing is held in strict confidentiality with the utmost privacy, inside a facility inaccessible to the public. The information gathered is proprietary and the sole ownership of Space Coast Testing and/or the entity using the facility.