On April 25, 2007, the US Air Force leased the complex to SpaceX to launch the Falcon 9 rocket.
 During April 2008, construction started on the ground facilities necessary to support the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Renovations included installation of new liquid oxygen and kerosene tanks and construction of a hangar for rocket and payload preparation.
The spherical liquid oxygen (LOX) tank was acquired from NASA.
 This LOX tank was previously used at LC-34.

The first Falcon 9 rocket arrived at SLC-40 in late 2008, and was first erected on January 10, 2009.
It successfully reached orbit on its maiden launch on June 4, 2010, carrying a dummy payload qualification unit.

SLC-40 is the launch facility of the SpaceX Dragon 2, a reusable automated cargo vehicle which is currently being used to provide two-way logistics to and from the International Space Station; a role previously filled by the Space Shuttle until its retirement in 2011.
SpaceX successfully launched the first test flight for the Dragon 1 from SLC-40 on December 8, 2010.
Its first attempt to launch to and dock with the International Space Station successfully occurred on May 22, 2012, following an abort after engine ignition three days earlier.

SpaceX modified the launch pad in 2013 in order to support launches of the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, a 60 % heavier rocket with 60 % more thrust on realigned engines and 60 % longer fuel tank than the v1.0 version of the Falcon 9, requiring a modified transporter/erector.
On April 25, 2007, the US Air Force leased the complex to SpaceX to launch the Falcon 9 rocket.  During April 2008, construction started on the ground facilities necessary to support the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Renovations included installation of new liquid oxygen and kerosene tanks and construction of a hangar for rocket and payload preparation. The spherical liquid oxygen (LOX) tank was acquired from NASA.  This LOX tank was previously used at LC-34.
The first Falcon 9 rocket arrived at SLC-40 in late 2008, and was first erected on January 10, 2009. It successfully reached orbit on its maiden launch on June 4, 2010, carrying a dummy payload qualification unit.
SLC-40 is the launch facility of the SpaceX Dragon 2, a reusable automated cargo vehicle which is currently being used to provide two-way logistics to and from the International Space Station; a role previously filled by the Space Shuttle until its retirement in 2011. SpaceX successfully launched the first test flight for the Dragon 1 from SLC-40 on December 8, 2010. Its first attempt to launch to and dock with the International Space Station successfully occurred on May 22, 2012, following an abort after engine ignition three days earlier.
SpaceX modified the launch pad in 2013 in order to support launches of the Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, a 60 % heavier rocket with 60 % more thrust on realigned engines and 60 % longer fuel tank than the v1.0 version of the Falcon 9, requiring a modified transporter/erector.
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40