CCAFS

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

(known as Cape Kennedy Air Force Station from 1963 to 1973 after President John F. Kennedy) is an installation of the United States Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing.

It operates Launch Complexes SLC-17, SLC-37, SLC-40 and SLC-41 also LC1-32, LC34, LC36, LC46 and LC47.

Launch Complex 36 has been leased by Blue Origin for its upcoming New Glen rockets.

SLC 40 is in use by SpaceX

Former LC-13 is in use by SpaceX for its Landing Zone 1 (LZ1), used to land first stages of Falcon 9 launch vehicles.

SEE also Kennedy Space Center(KSC)

Rocket Launch Viewing Guide for Cape Canaveral : See http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html

FALCON 9 FIRST STAGE LANDINGS

For some launches, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket will attempt to return and land back at Cape Canaveral about eight minutes after liftoff. Landings take place at Landing Zone 1, which used to be called Launch Complex 13 (28.486 N, 80.545 W), used from the 1950s-70s. It is right next to where John Glenn and three other Mercury astronauts became the first Americans to orbit the Earth starting in 1962. As the pad is about 5.6 miles south of Complex 40 and 9.2 south of pad 39A, the viewing is different than for launch. The best place to see the landings (if you want to focus on this instead of launch for your viewing location) is Jetty Park (see below), which is 6.0 miles from the landing site (but from which launch pads 40 and 39 are not visible themselves). From the pier in Jetty Park, Complex 13 is almost lined up with old Delta 2 Complex 17 perfectly, so use that as a reference point (note that, for photos, it can get in the way of a clean shot). Alternatively you can stick with Port Canaveral (Rt. 401), and be 6.9 miles from landing (a bit of a cleaner shot for photos, however). The NASA causeway (4 to 5 miles from landing depending on the area) is also good if ever offered and the best place for both launch and landing combined. The Saturn V Center (11 miles) has no great view of landing. Playalinda Beach (12-13 miles from landing) and other northern areas are not recommended if viewing landing is your concern due to their distance. For photos, it is very difficult to get a great shot of the landing from any location, so keep that in mind. Port Canaveral is marginally better for photos.