Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 36
An Atlas-Centaur at LC-36 prior to the launch of Pioneer 10 |
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| Launch site | CCAFS (1962-2010) Spaceport Florida (2010—) |
|---|---|
| Location | 28°28′14″N 80°32′24″W / 28.47056°N 80.54000°W / 28.47056; -80.54000Coordinates: 28°28′14″N 80°32′24″W / 28.47056°N 80.54000°W / 28.47056; -80.54000 |
| Short name | SLC-36 |
| Operator | Space Florida Formerly:NASA US Air Force |
| Total launches | 145 |
| Launch pad(s) | 2 |
| Minimum / maximum orbital inclination |
28° - 57° |
| (S)LC-36A launch history | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Launches | 69 |
| First launch | 18 May 1962 |
| Last launch | 31 August 2004 |
| Associated rockets | Atlas-Centaur Atlas I Atlas II |
| (S)LC-36B launch history | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Launches | 76 |
| First launch | 11 August 1965 |
| Last launch | 3 February 2005 |
| Associated rockets | Atlas-Centaur Atlas I Atlas II Atlas III |
Launch Complex 36 (LC-36), known as Space Launch Complex 36 (SLC-36) from 1997 to 2010, is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Brevard County, Florida. Now operated under license by Space Florida, it was used for Atlas launches from 1962 until 2005. The complex consisted of two pads, SLC-36A and -36B, and was the launch site for the Pioneer, Surveyor, and Mariner probes. 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 launches from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral.
In March 2010, the USAF 45th Space Wing issued Real Property Licenses to Space Florida for Space Launch Complexes 36 and 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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