Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 36
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 An Atlas-Centaur at LC-36 prior to the launch of Pioneer 10 |
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| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
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| Location | 28.470417°N 80.539978°W |
| Short name | LC-36 |
| Operator | US Air Force |
| Total launches | 145 |
| Launch pad(s) | 2 |
| Minimum / maximum orbital inclination | 28° - 57° |
| LC-36A launch history | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Launches | 69 |
| First launch | Atlas-Centaur, 18 May 1962 |
| Last launch | SDS-3, 31 August 2004 |
| Associated rockets | Atlas Atlas II |
| LC-36B launch history | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Launches | 76 |
| First launch | Atlas-Centaur, 11 August 1965 |
| Last launch | NOSS-3, 3 February 2005 |
| Associated rockets | Atlas Atlas II Atlas III |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) was a launch complex at Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island, Florida. The complex was used for the Atlas rocket between 1962 and 2005.
The complex consisted of two pads, LC-36A and B. Notably, the complex was the launch site for the Pioneer, Surveyor, and Mariner probes.[1] There were 69 and 76 launches from pads 36A and 36B, respectively. The Atlas rockets launched from Complex 36 were replaced by the Atlas V that launches from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral.
Aviation Week reports the Air Force committed to lease LC-36 to Space Florida for future use by the Athena III launch system.[2]
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[edit] Demolition
The umbilical towers of both pads were demolished during the autumn of 2006. The mobile service towers were both demolished in controlled explosions on June 16, 2007. Tower B was demolished at 13:59 GMT (09:59 EDT) and tower A followed ten minutes later at 14:11 (10:11 EDT).
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[edit] References
- ^ Research Triangle Institute Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST) Florida Office (March 1999). "LAUNCH SITE SAFETY ASSESSMENT, SECTION 1.0 EASTERN RANGE GENERAL RANGE CAPABILITIES" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 31. http://www.fas.org/spp/military/facility/99mar_ccas_1.pdf. Retrieved on 23 August 2008.
- ^ Craig Covault (Oct 27, 2008). "Boeing Joins Commercial Athena III Program". http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/ATHENA10278.xml&headline=Boeing%20Joins%20Commercial%20Athena%20III%20Program&channel=space.
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Coordinates: 28°28′14″N 80°32′24″W / 28.470417°N 80.539978°W
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