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Title: Tour of Range Operations Control Center (ROCC) at Cape Canaveral (Air Force Week
Post by: landofgrey on 10/28/2010 10:20 pm

I was at the Cape last Monday as a guest of the 45th Space Wing for Media Day. Members of the US Air Force 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base take us on a tour of the Morrell Operations Center(aka Range Operations Control Center, "The ROCC") on media day during Air Force Week 2010, hosted by Patrick AFB. The ROCC is the nerve center for launch, security, weather and range operations at Cape Canaveral. Here they monitor everything from boats that might stray into the area downrange to the weather on launch day. During the tour, personnel were on the control rooms doing exercises relating to the upcoming launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-133. Col. Lee Rosen is the commanding officer of the 45th Launch Group which has overall responsibility for rocket launches that take place from Cape Canaveral and the Eastern Range.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2ZGu75r2o

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJxtH4wTt9o

Title: Re: Tour of Range Operations Control Center (ROCC) at Cape Canaveral (Air Force Week
Post by: Lars_J on 10/29/2010 04:13 am

Thanks for posting these videos!

Title: Re: Tour of Range Operations Control Center (ROCC) at Cape Canaveral (Air Force Week
Post by: jsmjr on 02/28/2011 04:22 am

Bumped because of the role these folks played in the STS-133 launch-window drama last Thursday.  Speaking of which, where on the base is this facility?  I've been trying to map out the key launch operational sites at Canaveral, but haven't seen anything very detailed about Patrick AFB. 

UPDATE:  Nevermind, I found it: +28° 25' 43.48", -80° 35' 48.90"