Launch Complex: LC21/2. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4606 deg. Longitude: -80.5401 deg. Used by: Mace. First Launch: 1962-12-04. Last Launch: 1963-06-28. Number Launches: 3. Launcher 2. In the mid-1950s, a launch area near the Cape Lighthouse was set aside for complexes 21 and 22 to support the Air Force's winged Bull Goose decoy missile project. Construction started in 1956, and the Air Force accepted both complexes on 26 February 1957. In all, the complexes supported five dummy and 15 live Bull Goose and Goose missile launches between 13 March 1957 and 6 December 1958. In 1959 and 1960, the sites were rebuilt to support a total of 44 Mace and Mace B winged cruise missile launches. The last Mace B was launched on 17 July 1963, and the complexes remained dormant pending reassignment to another program. Both complexes were finally deactivated in the early 1970s.
LC21/2 Chronology 1962 December 4 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4892 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
1962 December 11 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4890 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
1963 June 28 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-2484 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
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