Cape Canaveral LC4A	home topic index
Launch Complex: LC4A. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4663 deg. Longitude: -80.5362 deg. Used by: Bomarc. First Launch: 1958-09-03. Last Launch: 1959-01-27. Number Launches: 3. This complex was built to support the Bomarc interceptor missile program, but also supported Bumper, Jason, Redstone, X-17 and Polaris ballistic missile operations. The Air Force accepted Complex 4 in 1952. Following the last Bomarc launch in April 1960, some Bomarc support facilities were converted into a medical support area for Project Mercury. Later the complex supported tethered aerostat programs from 1983 through 1989. LC4A Chronology 1958 September 3 - Launch Vehicle: Bomarc. Bomarc 624-XY3 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1958 October 21 - Launch Vehicle: Bomarc. Bomarc 624-XY5 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). 1959 January 27 - Launch Vehicle: Bomarc. Bomarc 624-XY11 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 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.