Cape Canaveral

A US launch range in Florida. India's first INSAT satellites were launched from here in the 1980s, and GSAT-N2 followed on a Falcon 9 in 2024.

Role

Cape Canaveral is on the Florida coast of the United States. The public satellite catalogue records launches from here under the Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida.

What launched here

The public catalogue lists six Indian satellites launched from this range.

INSAT-1A went up on a Delta rocket in April 1982. ISRO records it as a satellite failure. INSAT-1B followed in August 1983, carried by the US Space Shuttle. INSAT-1D flew on a Delta in June 1990.

After a long gap, Pixxel's first satellite, Shakuntala, was launched from here in 2022. GSAT-N2 (GSAT-20) followed on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in November 2024.

Sources

  1. SATCAT launch sites — CelesTrak
  2. Satellite catalogue (SATCAT) search — CelesTrak
  3. Spacecraft missions — ISRO
  4. About us — Pixxel