Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 36

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Launch Complex 36
LC-36A launch history
An Atlas-Centaur at LC-36 prior to the launch of Pioneer 10
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Location	28.470417°N 80.539978°W
Short name	LC-36
Operator	US Air Force
Total launches	145
Launch pad(s)	2
Minimum / maximum orbital inclination	28° - 57°
Status	Inactive
Launches	69
First launch	Atlas-Centaur, 18 May 1962
Last launch	SDS-3, 31 August 2004
Associated rockets	Atlas Atlas II
LC-36B launch history
Status	Inactive
Launches	76
First launch	Atlas-Centaur, 11 August 1965
Last launch	NOSS-3, 3 February 2005
Associated rockets	Atlas Atlas II Atlas III

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) was a launch complex at Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island, Florida. The complex was used for the Atlas rocket between 1962 and 2005.

An Atlas III launches from LC-36B

The complex consisted of two pads, LC-36A and B. Notably, the complex was the launch site for the Pioneer, Surveyor, and Mariner probes.^[1] There were 69 and 76 launches from pads 36A and 36B, respectively. The Atlas rockets launched from Complex 36 were replaced by the Atlas V that launches from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral.

Aviation Week reports the Air Force committed to lease LC-36 to Space Florida for future use by the Athena III launch system.^[2]

1 Demolition
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Demolition

The MSS of Launch Complex 36A falls to the ground after critical supports are destroyed in a controlled explosion. (NASA)

The umbilical towers of both pads were demolished during the autumn of 2006. The mobile service towers were both demolished in controlled explosions on June 16, 2007. Tower B was demolished at 13:59 GMT (09:59 EDT) and tower A followed ten minutes later at 14:11 (10:11 EDT).

References

^ Research Triangle Institute Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST) Florida Office (March 1999). "LAUNCH SITE SAFETY ASSESSMENT, SECTION 1.0 EASTERN RANGE GENERAL RANGE CAPABILITIES" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 31. http://www.fas.org/spp/military/facility/99mar_ccas_1.pdf. Retrieved on 23 August 2008.
^ Craig Covault (Oct 27, 2008). "Boeing Joins Commercial Athena III Program". http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/ATHENA10278.xml&headline=Boeing%20Joins%20Commercial%20Athena%20III%20Program&channel=space.

External links

Coordinates: 28°28′14″N 80°32′24″W / 28.470417°N 80.539978°W / 28.470417; -80.539978

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