Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 1
| CCAFS LC-1 | |
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 27 '54 " N , 80 ° 32' 15" W |
| Type | Orbital Launch Site |
| operator | US Air Force |
| Launch pads | 1 |
| Missiles | Snark |
| First start | January 13, 1955 |
| Last start | 5th December 1960 |
| Total starts | 67 |
| status | inactive |
 
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Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 1 (LC-1) is a disused launch pad of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island , Cape Canaveral in Florida , USA . It was used for 67 launches between 1955 and 1960 to develop and test the Snark cruise missile.
history
Originally, the launch pad was built together with the LC-2 , LC-3 and LC-4 for the Snark cruise missile test program. The first launch took place on January 13, 1955. The launch complex was used for cruise missiles until December 5, 1960.
It was later used as a helipad during the Mercury program . The launch site was last used in the 1980s for launching aerostat radar balloons.
Start list
| date | mission |
|---|---|
| January 13, 1955 | Snark N-69B GM-13097 |
| April 6, 1955 | Snark N-69C GM-13107 |
| May 13, 1955 | Snark N-69A GM-11112 |
| August 9, 1955 | Snark N-69C GM-13113 |
| October 26, 1955 | Snark N-69C 52-10972 |
| November 26, 1955 | Snark N-69C 52-10977 |
| December 9, 1955 | Snark N-69C 52-10973 |
| December 16, 1955 | Snark N-69C 52-10974 |
| January 27, 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-10971 |
| February 8, 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-10978 |
| 17th February 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-10975 |
| July 10, 1956 | Snark N-69C 51-17577 |
| July 26, 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-10976 |
| August 31, 1956 | Snark N-69C 51-17571 |
| September 13, 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-10961 |
| September 26, 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-17578 |
| October 2, 1956 | Snark N-69C 52-10979 |
| October 31, 1956 | Snark N-69C 51-17572 |
| 5th December 1956 | Snark N-69D 53-8172 |
| January 11, 1957 | Snark N-69D 52-10983 |
| January 23, 1957 | Snark N-69D 53-8173 |
| 5th February 1957 | Snark N-69D 52-10983? |
| February 18, 1957 | Snark N-69D 53-8175 |
| March 12, 1957 | Snark N-69D 53-8174 |
| March 13, 1957 | Snark N-69D Inertial 1 |
| April 15, 1957 | Snark N-69D Inertial 2 |
| April 16, 1957 | Snark N-69D 53-8176 |
| May 3, 1957 | Snark N-69D 53-8178 |
| May 28, 1957 | Snark N-69D 53-8177 |
| June 20, 1957 | Snark N-69E N-3321 |
| 17th July 1957 | Snark N-69D N-3313 |
| August 16, 1957 | Snark N-69E N-3323 |
| August 27, 1957 | Snark N-69D N-3317 |
| September 19, 1957 | Snark N-69E N-3322 |
| October 31, 1957 | Snark N-69E N-3324 |
| November 20, 1957 | Snark N-69D N-3316-2 |
| 5th December 1957 | Snark N-69E N-3326 |
| January 25, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3327 |
| February 14, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3328 |
| March 8, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3330 |
| April 3, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3329 |
| May 6, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3409 |
| May 28, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3410 |
| August 30, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3412 |
| October 23, 1958 | Snark N-69D N-3318 |
| November 8, 1958 | Snark N-69D N-3317 |
| December 11, 1958 | Snark N-69D N-3319 |
| December 16, 1958 | Snark N-69D N-3308 |
| February 12, 1959 | Snark N-69D N-3312-2 |
| March 10, 1959 | Snark N-69D N-3320 |
| April 6, 1959 | Snark SM-62A N-3422 |
| April 21, 1959 | Snark N-69D N-3320-1 |
| May 5th 1959 | Snark SM-62A N-3423 |
| May 26, 1959 | Snark SM-62A N-3424 |
| 2nd July 1959 | Snark N-69D N-3320 |
| September 25, 1959 | Snark SM-62A N-3415 |
| December 16, 1959 | Snark N-69D N-3317-3 |
| February 12, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3425 |
| May 16, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3444 |
| June 16, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3445 |
| July 8, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3446 |
| August 26, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3448 |
| September 26, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3452 |
| October 14, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3454 |
| November 14, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3460 |
| 5th December 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3458 |
Web links
- Cape Canaveral LC1 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Image of the site from 2001 or earlier