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Launch Complex: LC2. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4657 deg. Longitude: -80.5368 deg. Used by: Snark. First Launch: 1954-02-18. Last Launch: 1960-04-06. Number Launches: 15. This complex was constructed for the Snark winged missile program, and may have supported some Matador combat training launches in the 1950s. The Air Force accepted the sites in 1953, and the complexes continued to support Snark launches through 5 December 1960. The pad served as a helicopter pad for the Mercury manned program in the early 1960s, and supported tethered aerostat (balloon) programs from 1983 through 1989. LC2 Chronology 1954 February 18 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69A GM-3396 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1954 April 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69A GM-11111 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 February 10 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C GM-13106 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 April 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C GM-13108 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 July 13 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C GM-13112 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 November 14 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 52-10982 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 December 20 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8171 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3316 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 June 27 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3413 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 August 25 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3411 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 September 19 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3414 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 November 6 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3417 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 December 11 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3416 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 March 3 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3426 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 April 6 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3427 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.