Cape Canaveral LC22
Launch Complex 22 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Pads: 1. Latitude: 28.4614 N. Longitude: 80.5411 W. Goose, Mace.

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.

  • 1957 March 13 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose Dummy Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1957 May 13 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose Dummy Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1957 June 27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 2 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1957 August 20 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 3 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1957 September 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 4 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1957 October 27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 5 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1957 November 27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 6 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 January 31 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 7 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 March 18 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 9 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 April 18 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Failure. Bull Goose 10 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 May 15 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 8 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 August 28 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 13 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 September 18 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose Dummy 4 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 September 30 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 14 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 November 14 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 15 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 November 28 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 18 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1959 October 29 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2884 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1959 December 4 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2893 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 February 11 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 57-2445 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 March 31 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 57-2452 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 April 27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1408 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 June 3 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1391 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 June 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2898 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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