Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 2
CCAFS LC-2 | |
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Coordinates | 28 ° 27 '57 " N , 80 ° 32' 13" W |
Type | Orbital Launch Site |
operator | US Air Force |
Launch pads | 1 |
Missiles | Snark |
First start | February 18, 1954 |
Last start | April 6, 1960 |
Total starts | 15th |
status | inactive |
Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) is a disused launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island , Cape Canaveral in Florida , USA . It was used for 15 launches between 1954 and 1960 to develop and test the Snark cruise missile.
history
Originally the launch pad was built together with the LC-1 , LC-3 and LC-4 for the Snark cruise missile program. The first launch took place on February 18, 1954. The launch complex was used for cruise missiles until April 6, 1960.
It was later used as a helipad during the Mercury program . The launch site was last used for radar balloons in the 1980s.
Start list
date | mission |
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February 18, 1954 | Snark N-69A GM-3396 |
April 26, 1954 | Snark N-69A GM-11111 |
February 10, 1955 | Snark N-69C GM-13106 |
April 26, 1955 | Snark N-69C GM-13108 |
July 13, 1955 | Snark N-69C GM-13112 |
November 14, 1956 | Snark N-69D 52-10982 |
December 20, 1956 | Snark N-69D 53-8171 |
October 1, 1957 | Snark N-69D N-3316 |
June 27, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3413 |
August 25, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3411 |
September 19, 1958 | Snark N-69E N-3414 |
November 6, 1959 | Snark SM-62A N-3417 |
December 11, 1959 | Snark SM-62A N-3416 |
March 3, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3426 |
April 6, 1960 | Snark SM-62A N-3427 |
Web links
- Cape Canaveral LC2 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)