Space Launch Complex 37

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CCAFS SLC-37
Apollo 5 before takeoff on LC-37
Apollo 5 before takeoff on LC-37
Coordinates 28 ° 29 '59 "  N , 80 ° 33' 11"  W Coordinates: 28 ° 29 '59 "  N , 80 ° 33' 11"  W.
Type Orbital Launch Site
operator Space Florida , ULA
Launch pads 2
Missiles Saturn , Delta IV
First start January 29, 1964 (Apollo SA-1)
status active
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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The Space Launch Complex 37 ( SLC-37 , previously Launch Complex 37 , LC-37) is one of Space Florida powered rocket launch site on the grounds of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Iceland , Cape Canaveral in Florida , USA . Originally built for the start of the Saturn I and Saturn IB as part of the Apollo program , the complex is now used by the United Launch Alliance for the start of the Delta IV .

history

Construction of the launch complex began in June 1959. It was built together with Launch Complex 34 as part of the Apollo program for the launch of the Saturn I and Saturn 1B.

Originally two pads were built (37A and 37B), but only pad B was used.

After the end of the Saturn flights, the site was closed and the facilities mothballed in the early 1970s. It wasn't until the beginning of the 21st century that the complex was reactivated, and Pad B is now used by the US Air Force and the United Launch Alliance for Delta IV launches , primarily to launch heavy military satellites into space.

Start list

date Time ( UTC ) Pad Missile type serial number Mission / payload Remarks
January 29, 1964 16:25 37B Saturn I SA-5 SA-5
May 28, 1964 17:07 37B Saturn I SA-6 A-101
September 18, 1964 16:22 37B Saturn I SA-7 A-102
February 16, 1965 14:37 37B Saturn I SA-9 A-103 (Pegasus 1)
May 25, 1965 07:35 37B Saturn I SA-8 A-104 (Pegasus 2)
July 30, 1965 13:00 37B Saturn I SA-10 A-105 (Pegasus 3)
5th July 1966 14:53 37B Saturn IB AS-203 AS-203
January 22, 1968 22:48 37B Saturn IB AS-204 Apollo 5
November 20, 2002 22:39 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D293 Eutelsat W5
March 11, 2003 00:59 37B Delta IV M D296 DSCS III A-3 Military communications satellite
August 29, 2003 23:13 37B Delta IV M D301 DSCS III B-6 Military communications satellite
December 21, 2004 21:50 37B Delta IV Heavy D310 Demosat First launch of a "heavy" rocket as part of the EELV program
May 24, 2006 22:11 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D315 GOES-13 Weather satellite
November 11, 2007 01:50 37B Delta IV Heavy D329 DSP 23 Military satellite as part of the Defense Support Program
January 18, 2009 01:47 37B Delta IV Heavy D337 NROL-26 NSA spy satellite
June 27, 2009 22:51 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D342 GOES-14 Weather satellite
December 6, 2009 01:47 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D346 WGS-3 Military communications satellite
March 4, 2010 23:57 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D348 GOES-15 Weather satellite
May 28, 2010 03:00 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D349 GPS 2F-1 GPS satellite
November 21, 2010 22:58 37B Delta IV Heavy D351 NROL-32 NSA spy satellite
March 11, 2011 22:57 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D353 NROL-27 NSA spy satellite
July 16, 2011 06:41 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D355 GPS 2F-2 GPS satellite
January 20, 2012 00:38 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D358 WGS-4 Military communications satellite
June 29, 2012 13:15 37B Delta IV Heavy D360 NROL-15 NSA spy satellite
4th October 2012 12:10 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D361 GPS 2F-3 GPS satellite
May 25, 2013 00:27 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D362 WGS-5 Military communications satellite
August 8, 2013 00:29 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D363 WGS-6 Military communications satellite
February 21, 2014 01:59 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D365 GPS 2F-5 GPS satellite
17th May 2014 00:03 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D366 GPS 2F-6 GPS satellite
July 28, 2014 23:28 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D368 GSSAP
5th December 2014 12:05 37B Delta IV Heavy D369 EFT-1 First launch of the Orion spaceship , unmanned
March 25, 2015 18:36 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D371 GPS 2F-9 GPS satellite
July 24, 2015 00:07 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D372 WGS-7 Military communications satellite
June 11, 2016 17:51 37B Delta IV Heavy D374 NROL-37 Reconnaissance satellite
19th August 2016 04:52 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D375 GSSAP 3 and 4 Military satellites
December 7, 2016 23:53 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D376 WGS-8 Military communications satellite
19th March 2017 00:18 37B Delta IV M + (5.4) D377 WGS-9 Military communications satellite
January 12, 2018 22:11 37B Delta IV M + (5.2) D379 NROL-47
August 12, 2018 07:31 37B Delta IV Heavy D380 Parker Solar Probe Solar probe
16th March 2019 00:26 37B Delta IV M + (5.2) D381 WGS-10 Military communications satellite
22nd August 2019 13:06 37B Delta IV M + (4.2) D384 GPS IIIA -3 Navigation satellite

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan. (pdf) Spaceport Florida, January 2017, accessed on March 18, 2019 .