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Cape Canaveral LC4A

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Bomarc launch complex. 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.

Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Bomarc
Launch Sites
Cape Canaveral

Chronology

3 events

1958 September 3

Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC4A. Launch Vehicle: Bomarc.
  • Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

1958 October 21

Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC4A. Launch Vehicle: Bomarc.
  • Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

1959 January 27

Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC4A. Launch Vehicle: Bomarc.
  • Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).