Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 6

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CCAFS LC-6
A Redstone rocket launched from Launch Complex 6 on September 17, 1958
A Redstone rocket launched from Launch Complex 6 on September 17, 1958
Coordinates 28 ° 26 '27 "  N , 80 ° 34' 21"  W Coordinates: 28 ° 26 '27 "  N , 80 ° 34' 21"  W
Type Orbital Launch Site
operator US Air Force
Launch pads 1
Missiles Redstone , Jupiter
First start April 20, 1955
Last start June 27, 1961
Total starts 43
status inactive
CCAFSLC-39 Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 SLC-41 Space Launch Complex 41 SLC-40 Space Launch Complex 40 LC-47 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 47 SLC-37 Space Launch Complex 37 LC-34 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 34 LC-20 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 20 LC-19 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 19 LC-16 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 16 LC-15 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 15 LC-14 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 14 LC-13 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 13 LC-12 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 12 LC-11 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 11 LC-36 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 36 LC-46 Space Launch Complex 46 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 21 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 22 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 9 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 10 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 31 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 32 LC-18 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 18 LC-22 LC-17 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 17 LC-26 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 26 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 5 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 6 LC-29 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 29 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 25 LC-30 Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 30
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Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 6 (LC-6) is a disused launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island , Cape Canaveral in Florida , USA . It was used between 1955 and 1961 for a total of 43 launches of the ballistic Redstone missile and the medium-range missile Jupiter .

history

Launch Complex 6 was built in the mid-1950s as a launch facility for the US Army's Redstone missile . The Redstone developed by Wernher von Braun was based on the German A4 and was the first large liquid fuel rocket in the United States. With a thrust of 367,500 kN, the Redstone was supposed to transport a 3,580 kg nuclear warhead over a distance of 320 km. The first test launch of Launch Complex 6 took place on April 20, 1955, three months later the launch pad was officially recognized by the US government . In the following years the launch system was used for 15 missions of the Redstone rocket; only four starts were completely successful.

From September 22, 1955, the launch complex was also used for the Jupiter A, a modified variant of the Redstone with an improved control system. Of the 22 launches of the 29-ton rocket, twelve failed. In addition, Launch Complex 6 was used twice in re-entry tests for ICBMs flown with the Jupiter-C.

The last launch of Launch Complex 6 was on June 27, 1961 with a Redstone rocket. On January 31, 1964, the launch facility became part of the US Air Force Space Museum . A rocket of the Juno I type is located on the former launch pad, which in 1958 brought the USA's first artificial earth satellite into orbit, the Explorer 1 . The so-called block house, which was built to control the launches in 1955, can also be visited.

Start list

date Time ( UTC ) Missile type serial number
April 20, 1955 06:51 Redstone RS-9
May 25, 1955 04:24 Redstone RS-10
August 31, 1955 00:11 Redstone RS-7
September 22, 1955 05:51 Jupiter A RS-11
December 6, 1955 00:46 Jupiter A RS-12
March 15, 1956 00:36 Jupiter A RS-18
May 16, 1956 04:21 Jupiter A RS-19
August 8, 1956 08:25 Jupiter A RS-20
October 18, 1956 09:05 Jupiter A CC-14
October 31, 1956 02:04 Jupiter A RS-25
November 14, 1956 02:05 Jupiter A RS-28
November 29, 1956 13:23 Jupiter A CC-15
December 19, 1956 02:30 Jupiter A RS-22
January 19, 1957 01:37 Jupiter A CC-16
March 14, 1957 08:12 Jupiter A CC-32
March 28, 1957 01:22 Jupiter A CC-30
May 15, 1957 07:55 Jupiter C RS-34
June 26, 1957 11:09 Jupiter A CC-31
July 12, 1957 06:30 Jupiter A CC-35
July 26, 1957 04:17 Jupiter A CC-37
August 8, 1957 06:59 Jupiter C CC-40
September 11, 1957 02:41 Jupiter A CC-38
October 2, 1957 19:29 Jupiter A CC-39
October 31, 1957 04:52 Jupiter A CC-41
December 11, 1957 00:36 Jupiter A CC-42
January 15, 1958 01:24 Jupiter A CC-45
February 12, 1958 00:54 Redstone CC-46
February 27, 1958 19:59 Redstone CC-43
June 12, 1958 01:59 Jupiter A CC-54
June 25, 1958 03:36 Redstone CC-48
17th September 1958 18:00 Redstone CC-56
November 6, 1958 00:43 Redstone CC-57
October 1, 1959 01:28 Jupiter IRBM AM-24
5th November 1959 00:38 Jupiter IRBM CM-33
December 10, 1959 00:08 Jupiter IRBM AM-32
5th February 1960 00:19 Jupiter IRBM AM-30
March 22, 1960 01:22 Redstone 2020
August 10, 1960 01:31 Redstone 2023
October 6, 1960 03:44 Redstone 2037
January 22, 1961 02:04 Redstone 2038
March 9, 1961 02:30 Redstone 2040
May 18, 1961 02:00 Redstone 2042
June 27, 1961 02:20 Redstone 2043

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