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Cape Canaveral LC31A
Part of Cape Canaveral
Pershing, Minuteman, M55E1 launch complex. Built 1959-1960 to support the Air Force's Minuteman missile program. In 1973 used briefly for the Army's Pershing 1A follow-on testing program.

First Launch: 1961-02-01. Last Launch: 1961-07-27. Number: 3 . Longitude: -80.56 deg. Latitude: 28.45 deg.

Complexes 31 and 32 were built between July 1959 and July 1960 to support the Air Force's Minuteman missile program. Each complex had one blockhouse and two launch pads. The two "A" pads were constructed as conventional flat pads, and the two "B" pads were built as ballistic missile silos. The sites were modified subsequently to support later versions of the Minuteman missile. Pad 31A supported the first Minuteman I launch on 1 February 1961. In all, 92 Minuteman I, II and III missiles were launched from the complexes between 1 February 1961 and 15 December 1970. In 1973, Pad 31A was used briefly for the Army's Pershing 1A follow-on testing program. Batteries of the 84th and 41st Field Artillery, U.S, Seventh Army, fired 12 Pershing 1As in February and March 1973.



Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Minuteman 1A, Pershing 1A, M55E1, Minuteman 1. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral.

1961 February 1 - . 15:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.
1961 May 19 - . 14:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A. FAILURE: Failure.
1961 July 27 - . 15:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.
1970 March 14 - . 18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A/Truck. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1.
1973 February 21 - . 15:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 February 21 - . 15:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 February 21 - . 16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 February 21 - . 17:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 6 - . 23:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 6 - . 23:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 7 - . 00:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A. FAILURE: Failure.
1973 March 7 - . 00:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 19 - . 16:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 19 - . 16:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 19 - . 17:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.
1973 March 19 - . 17:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC31A. Launch Pad: LC31A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1A.

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