Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 3
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) is a deactivated launch site southeast of SLC-36 on Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was constructed, with launch complexes 1, 2, and 4, in the early 1950s for the Snark missile program.[1]
 Launch of Bumper 8 from LC-3. This was the first launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | |||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | ||||||||||
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| Location | Cape Canaveral, Florida | ||||||||||
| Short name | LC-3 | ||||||||||
| Operator | US Space Force | ||||||||||
| Total launches | 77 | ||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
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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]
References
- Svirskas, Rob (September 14, 2008). "Complexes 1-4". Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- Pike, John (April 27, 2005). "Complexes 3 & 4 -- Cape Canaveral Air Station". GlobalSecurity.org. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
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