{"id":49737,"date":"2023-03-08T17:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/08\/space-force-offers-launch-pads-to-companies-as-commercial-demand-soars\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:30:14","slug":"space-force-offers-launch-pads-to-companies-as-commercial-demand-soars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/03\/08\/space-force-offers-launch-pads-to-companies-as-commercial-demand-soars\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force offers launch pads to companies as commercial demand soars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Space Force will allocate launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to four commercial launch companies as part of a broader effort to use excess range capacity to support the burgeoning market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space Launch Delta 45, the unit that oversees operations at the Florida station, announced March 7 it assigned launch pads to ABL Space Systems, Stoke Space, Phantom Space and Vaya Space as part of its launch pad allocation strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOffering excess launch property to [commercial launch service providers] fosters development of new space launch systems and helps to ensure a strong space launch industrial base for the nation,\u201d the unit said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes as the Space Force sees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/02\/28\/space-force-wants-launch-ranges-to-be-more-resilient\/\" target=\"_blank\">growing demand at the Eastern Range<\/a>, which supports civil, commercial and national security launch missions. The complex is the world\u2019s busiest launch hub and is on track to host 92 launches this year, an increase from 57 in 2022 and 31 in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is eyeing similar growth at its West Coast range, located at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, though at a smaller scale. The range, which hosted 11 launches in 2021, is poised to execute 42 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In light of this growing demand, the Space Force has worked to accommodate as many launch providers as possible on both of its major ranges. Over the last year it evaluated requests from companies, and plans to announce additional partnerships in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. 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