Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 3
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 Launch of Bumper 8 from LC-3. This was the first launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
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| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
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| Location | Cape Canaveral, Florida |
| Short name | LC-3 |
| Operator | US Air Force |
| Total launches | 77 |
| Launch pad(s) | 1 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Inactive |
| First launch | Bumper-8 (July 24, 1950) |
| Last launch | BOMARC (August 12, 1959) |
| Associated rockets | Bumper BOMARC UGM-27 Polaris Lockheed X-17 |
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) is a deactivated US Air Force launch site southeast of SLC-36 on Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was constructed, with launch complexes 1, 2, and 4, in the early 1950s for the Snark missile program.[1]
It was formerly used to launch Bumper, BOMARC, UGM-27 Polaris, and Lockheed X-17 missiles. The pad was also the site of the first launch from Cape Canaveral, a Bumper rocket on July 24, 1950. The site also served as a medical support facility during Project Mercury.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Svirskas, Rob (September 14, 2008). "Complexes 1-4". Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour. http://www.robsv.com/cape/c1.html. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ Pike, John (April 27, 2005). "Complexes 3 & 4 -- Cape Canaveral Air Station". GlobalSecurity.org. GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/ccas-lc-3.htm. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
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Coordinates: 28°27′57″N 80°32′13″W / 28.46583°N 80.53694°W
