▁does ▁not ▁matter , ▁but ▁the ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁area ▁is ▁not ▁suitable , ▁because ▁inhab ited ▁areas ▁under lie ▁these ▁traject ories ; ▁V anden berg ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ' s ▁West ▁coast ▁counter part , ▁or ▁the ▁smaller ▁Pacific ▁Space port ▁Complex ▁– ▁Al aska ▁( PS CA ) ▁are ▁used ▁instead . ▁ ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁Space ▁and ▁Miss ile ▁Museum ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁L C - 2 6 . ▁H ang ar ▁A E , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁CC AF S ▁Indust rial ▁Area , ▁collect s ▁te lem etry ▁from ▁launch es ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁NASA ' s ▁La unch ▁Services ▁Program ▁has ▁three ▁La unch ▁Ve h icle ▁Data ▁Cent ers ▁( L VD C ) ▁within ▁that ▁display ▁te lem etry ▁real - time ▁for ▁engine ers . ▁ ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station ▁Sk id ▁St rip ▁ ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station ▁Sk id ▁St rip ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁air port ▁at ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station ▁( CC AF S ), ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁C ocoa ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁as ph alt - p aved ▁run way ▁designated ▁ 1 3 / 3 1 ▁and ▁meas uring ▁. ▁The ▁facility ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁( US AF ). ▁ ▁This ▁air port ▁is ▁assigned ▁a ▁three - letter ▁location ▁identifier ▁of ▁X MR