Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 4
| CCAFS LC-4 | |
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 28 ′ 1 ″ N , 80 ° 32 ′ 8 ″ W |
| Type | Orbital Launch Site |
| operator | US Air Force |
| Launch pads | 1 |
| Missiles | Bomarc , Redstone , Matador |
| First start | September 10, 1952 |
| Last start | April 15, 1960 |
| Total starts | 25th |
| status | inactive |
 
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Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 4 (LC-4) is a disused launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island , Cape Canaveral in Florida , USA . It was used in the 1950s and early 1960s for launches to develop and test the Bomarc interceptor missile , the Redstone missile, and the Matador cruise missile .
history
Originally, the launch pad with LC-1 , LC-2 and LC-3 for the Snark - cruise missile program built.
After the last Bomarc launch in 1960, some buildings in the launch complex were used as medical supplies in the Mercury program . The launch site was last used for Aerostat radar balloons in the 1980s.
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | Mission / payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 1952 | Bomarc | 621-1 | Failure | |
| 20th August 1953 | 14:37 | Redstone | RS-1 | Failure |
| January 27, 1954 | 15:20 | Redstone | RS-2 | |
| May 5th 1954 | 17:28 | Redstone | RS-3 | Failure |
| August 18, 1954 | 14:04 | Redstone | RS-4 | Failure |
| 17th November 1954 | 18:12 | Redstone | RS-6 | Failure |
| February 9, 1955 | 20:15 | Redstone | RS-8 | Failure |
| May 6, 1955 | Matador | GM-52-1895 | ||
| 2nd February 1956 | Bomarc | 623-13 | ||
| May 21, 1956 | Bomarc | 623-16 | Failure | |
| April 17, 1957 | Bomarc | 624-1 | ||
| July 22, 1957 | Bomarc | 624-7 | ||
| May 1, 1958 | Bomarc | 624-19 | ||
| 7th August 1958 | Bomarc | 624-XY1 | ||
| September 24, 1958 | Bomarc | 624-XY4 | ||
| October 21, 1958 | Bomarc | 624-XY6 | ||
| November 21, 1958 | Bomarc | 624-XY7 | ||
| December 13, 1958 | Bomarc | 624-XY8 | ||
| January 27, 1959 | Bomarc | 624-XY16 | ||
| April 21, 1959 | Bomarc | 624-XY15 | ||
| May 27, 1959 | Bomarc | 631-1 | ||
| 2nd September 1959 | Bomarc | 631-4 | ||
| October 28, 1959 | Bomarc | 631-5 | ||
| January 29, 1960 | Bomarc | 631-6 | ||
| April 15, 1960 | Bomarc | 631-8 |
Web links
- Cape Canaveral LC4 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)