Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 3
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 3
Infobox Launch Pad
name = Launch Complex 3
imsize = 250
caption = Launch of Bumper 8 from LC-3. This was the first launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
site = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
location = Cape Canaveral, Florida
short = LC-3
operator = US Air Force
inclination = 28° - 57°
tlaunches = 77
pads = 1
status = Inactive
first = Bumper-8 (July 24, 1950)
last = BOMARC (August 12, 1959)
rockets = Bumper
BOMARC
UGM-27 Polaris
Lockheed X-17
Launch Complex 3 is a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was formerly used to launch Bumper, BOMARC, UGM-27 Polaris, and Lockheed X-17 missiles. Most notably, it was the site of the first launch from Cape Canaveral, a Bumper rocket on July 24, 1950. It is currently inactive.
References
*cite web|url=http://www.robsv.com/cape/c1.html|title=Cape Canaveral virtual tour - Launch Complexes 1, 2, 3, and 4|accessdate=2008-10-10
ee also
*Cape Canaveral
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