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Patrick Space Force Base

Cocoa Beach, United States

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Location

Cocoa Beach · FL · United States

Position

28.235°, -80.610° · 8 ft elev.

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Military spaceport on Florida's Space Coast supporting defense missions.

Opened

1940

Location

Cocoa Beach, United States

Patrick Space Force Base (IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF) is a United States Space Force installation located near Cocoa Beach, Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It serves as a key military installation supporting space launch operations, missile testing, and defense activities along Florida's Space Coast, operating in close proximity to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The base hosts the 45th Space Wing's successor, Space Launch Delta 45, which oversees Eastern Range launch operations. While it has a runway capable of supporting aircraft operations, it functions primarily as a military facility rather than a commercial airport. Patrick Space Force Base plays a critical role in U.S. national security space launch activities and works closely with NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which is located just to the north on Merritt Island.

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The base is accessible via US Route 1 and State Road A1A along Florida's east coast, with Orlando Melbourne International Airport serving as the nearest major commercial air facility.

Notable facts

›Originally established as Banana River Naval Air Station in 1940.
›Renamed Patrick Air Force Base in 1948 in honor of General Mason Patrick.
›Redesignated Patrick Space Force Base in 2021 following creation of the U.S. Space Force.
›Located approximately 15 miles south of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
›Hosts Space Launch Delta 45, which manages Eastern Range launch operations.

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Patrick Space Force Base is a United States Space Force installation located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick, USAAC. It is home to Space Launch Delta 45, known as the 45th Space Wing (45 SW) when it was part of the Air Force. In addition to its "host wing" responsibilities at Patrick SFB, the 45 SW controls and operates Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) and the Eastern Range.

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