Eastern Range

This article is about the U.S. rocket range. For other uses, see Eastern Range (disambiguation).

Eastern Range
Emblem of the Eastern Test Range
Active1949–present
Country United States
BranchUnited States Space Force
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The Eastern Range (ER) is an American rocket range (Spaceport) that supports missile and rocket launches from the two major launch heads located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.[1]: 5 [2] The range has also supported Ariane launches from the Guiana Space Centre as well as launches from the Wallops Flight Facility and other lead ranges.[1]: 7  The range also uses instrumentation operated by NASA at Wallops and KSC.[1]: 12 

The range can support launches between 37° and 114° azimuth.[3] The headquarters of the range is now the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Space Force Base.[1]: 1 

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference ERcap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "National Security Space Road Map: Eastern Range (U)". U.S. Air Force. 12 July 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2008. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "45th Space Wing/Patrick Air Force Base Launch Site Safety Assessment". National Technical Reports Library. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 8 June 2002. pp. 1–8. RTI/08087.002/TASK 1.2-06.0F. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.