Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 3
| CCAFS LC-3 | |
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| Launch of Bumper 8, the first rocket launch from Cape Canaveral | |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 27 '57 " N , 80 ° 32' 13" W |
| Type | Orbital Launch Site |
| operator | US Air Force |
| Launch pads | 1 |
| Missiles | Bumper , Bomarc , UGM-27 Polaris , Lockheed X-17 |
| First start | July 24, 1950 |
| Last start | August 12, 1959 |
| Total starts | 77 |
| status | inactive |
 
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Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) is a disused launch pad of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island , Cape Canaveral in Florida , USA .
In 1950, the first rocket launches on Cape Canaveral took place from here. The bumper rocket was tested, captured German A4 rockets with a Corporal upper stage.
In the 1950s, started by LC-3 test flights for the Bomarc - surface-to-surface missile and the X-17 rocket. On January 17, 1958, LC-3 launched one of the first Polaris rockets on a test mission.
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | Mission / payload | Remarks |
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| July 24, 1950 | 14:29 | Bumper WAC | Bumper 8 | Failure (1st stage explosion) |
| July 29, 1950 | 11:25 | Bumper WAC | Bumper 7 | |
| January 23, 1953 | Bomarc | 621-2 | Failure | |
| June 10, 1953 | Bomarc | 623-1 | Failure | |
| July 27, 1953 | Bomarc | 623-2 | Failure | |
| 4th September 1953 | Bomarc | 623-3 | Failure | |
| 5th August 1954 | Bomarc | 623-7 | Failure | |
| October 25, 1954 | Bomarc | 623-8 | ||
| November 24, 1954 | Bomarc | 623-9 | ||
| January 19, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-10 | ||
| February 24, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-21 | ||
| March 3, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-11 | ||
| May 5th 1955 | Bomarc | 623-22 | Failure | |
| May 23, 1955 | X-17 | Q-1 | ||
| May 23, 1955 | X-17 | Q-2 | ||
| June 13, 1955 | X-17 | Q-3 | Failure | |
| June 23, 1955 | X-17 | H-1 | ||
| June 30, 1955 | X-17 | H-2 | ||
| July 14, 1955 | X-17 | H-3 | ||
| July 27, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-12 | Failure | |
| August 25, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-23 | ||
| August 26, 1955 | X-17 | D-1 | ||
| September 23, 1955 | X-17 | D-2 | Failure | |
| September 29, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-24 | ||
| 17th November 1955 | Bomarc | 623-25 | ||
| November 30, 1955 | Bomarc | 623-26 | ||
| 1st December 1955 | X-17 | D-3 | ||
| January 20, 1956 | X-17 | D-4 | ||
| March 5, 1956 | X-17 | D-5 | ||
| March 15, 1956 | Bomarc | 623-14 | ||
| April 14, 1956 | Bomarc | 623-15 | ||
| April 17, 1956 | X-17 | R-1 | ||
| June 19, 1956 | Bomarc | 623-17 | ||
| June 26, 1956 | X-17 | D-6A | ||
| July 13, 1956 | Bomarc | 623-18 | ||
| 17th July 1956 | X-17 | R-2 | ||
| July 27, 1956 | X-17 | R-3 | Failure | |
| August 18, 1956 | X-17 | R-4 | Failure | |
| 23rd August 1956 | X-17 | R-5 | ||
| August 28, 1956 | X-17 | R-6 | ||
| September 8, 1956 | X-17 | R-7 | Failure | |
| October 1, 1956 | X-17 | R-8 | ||
| 5th October 1956 | X-17 | R-9 | ||
| October 12, 1956 | Bomarc | 624-6 | ||
| October 13, 1956 | X-17 | R-10 | ||
| October 18, 1956 | X-17 | R-11 | ||
| October 25, 1956 | X-17 | R-12 | ||
| 5th November 1956 | X-17 | R-13 | ||
| November 16, 1956 | X-17 | R-14 | ||
| November 23, 1956 | X-17 | R-15 | ||
| November 29, 1956 | Bomarc | 624-2 | ||
| 3rd December 1956 | X-17 | R-16 | ||
| December 11, 1956 | X-17 | R-17 | ||
| January 8, 1957 | X-17 | R-18 | ||
| January 15, 1957 | X-17 | R-19 | Failure | |
| January 29, 1957 | X-17 | R-20 | Failure | |
| February 7, 1957 | X-17 | R-21 | ||
| February 14, 1957 | X-17 | R-22 | ||
| March 1, 1957 | X-17 | R-23 | ||
| March 11, 1957 | X-17 | R-24 | ||
| March 21, 1957 | X-17 | R-25 | ||
| April 13, 1957 | X-17 | 4-204-1A | ||
| June 27, 1957 | X-17 | 4-204-1B | ||
| July 16, 1957 | X-17 | 4-204-2 | ||
| July 19, 1957 | X-17 | 3-204-1 | ||
| July 22, 1957 | X-17 | R-26 | ||
| August 9, 1957 | X-17 | 3-204-2 | ||
| August 16, 1957 | X-17 | 5-204-1 | ||
| 3rd September 1957 | X-17 | 1-204-6 | ||
| October 23, 1957 | X-17 | 1-204-7 | ||
| October 24, 1957 | X-17 | 3-204-3 | ||
| November 8, 1957 | X-17 | 3-204-4 | ||
| November 15, 1957 | X-17 | 1-204-8 | ||
| December 11, 1957 | X-17 | 1-204-9 | ||
| 17th January 1958 | Polaris | TV 1-204-10 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Bomarc | 631-2 | ||
| August 12, 1959 | Bomarc | 631-3 |
Web links
- Cape Canaveral LC30 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Spaceline: X-17 (English)