Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 3

Launch Complex 3
	Launch of Bumper 8 from LC-3. This was the first launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location	Cape Canaveral, Florida
Short name	LC-3
Operator	US Space Force
Total launches	77
Launch pad(s)	1
Status
Launch history
Status	Inactive
First launch	Bumper-8 (July 24, 1950)
Last launch	BOMARC (August 12, 1959)
Associated; rockets	Bumper ; BOMARC ; UGM-27 Polaris ; Lockheed X-17

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) is a deactivated launch site southeast of SLC-36 on Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was constructed, with launch complexes 1, 2, and 4, in the early 1950s for the Snark missile program.^[1]

It was formerly used to launch Bumper, BOMARC, UGM-27 Polaris, and Lockheed X-17 missiles. The pad was also the site of the first launch from Cape Canaveral, a Bumper rocket on July 24, 1950. The site also served as a medical support facility during Project Mercury.^[2]

References[]

^ Svirskas, Rob (September 14, 2008). "Complexes 1-4". Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
^ Pike, John (April 27, 2005). "Complexes 3 & 4 -- Cape Canaveral Air Station". GlobalSecurity.org. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

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Coordinates: 28°27′57″N 80°32′13″W / 28.46583°N 80.53694°W / 28.46583; -80.53694

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[1] Svirskas, Rob (September 14, 2008). "Complexes 1-4". Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

[2] Pike, John (April 27, 2005). "Complexes 3 & 4 -- Cape Canaveral Air Station". GlobalSecurity.org. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

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