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Launch Complex: LC22. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4610 deg. Longitude: -80.5398 deg. Used by: Goose, Mace. First Launch: 1957-03-13. Last Launch: 1960-06-24. Number Launches: 23. 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. LC22 Chronology 1957 March 13 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose Dummy Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1957 May 13 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose Dummy Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1957 June 27 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 2 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1957 August 20 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 3 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1957 September 26 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 4 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1957 October 27 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 5 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1957 November 27 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 6 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 January 31 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 7 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 March 18 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 9 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 April 18 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 10 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 May 15 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 8 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 August 28 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 13 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 September 18 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose Dummy 4 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 September 30 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 14 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 November 14 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 15 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 November 28 - Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 18 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1959 October 29 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2884 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1959 December 4 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2893 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1960 February 11 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 57-2445 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1960 March 31 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 57-2452 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1960 April 27 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1408 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1960 June 3 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1391 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1960 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2898 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 12 km (7 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.