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Military unit
The
United States Space Force
's
5th Space Launch Squadron
is a space launch unit located at
Patrick Space Force Base
, Florida. The 5th SLS is tasked with launch and support of the National Security Space Launch,
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles
.
History
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The
5th Space Launch Squadron
was activated on 14 April 1994 at
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
, Florida as part of the Space Launch Delta 45, previously
45th Space Wing
. The
squadron
conducted
Titan IV
booster launch operations, launching classified military payloads into orbit until it was inactivated in June 1998.
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The squadron was reactivated on 1 December 2003, and provides launch site mission assurance for all National Security Space Launch mission and has supervised assembly, testing and launch of commercial space boosters from
Cape Canaveral
since then.
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Lineage
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- Constituted as the
5th Space Launch Squadron
on 29 March 1994
- Activated on 14 April 1994
- Inactivated on 29 June 1998
- Activated on 1 December 2003
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Assignments
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Stations
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- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, 14 April 1994 ? 29 June 1998
- Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, 1 December 2003 ? present
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Launch vehicles
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List of commanders
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- Lt Col David Schill, June 2021 - present
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References
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Bibliography
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
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Structure
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Component Field Commands
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Deltas
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Space Bases
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Space Force Stations
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Personnel
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Space wings
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Air Base groups
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Squadrons
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Space Control
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Space Launch
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Space Operations
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Space Warning
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