Short name LC-2 Status Inactive Associated
rockets Snark Operator United States Air Force | Min / max
orbital inclination 28° - 57° Last launch Snark, April 6, 1960 Launch pad 1 Total launches 15 | |
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First launch Snark, February 18, 1954 Launch site Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Similar Cape Canaveral Air Force, Cape Canaveral Air Force, Cape Canaveral Air Force, Cape Canaveral Air Force, Cape Canaveral Air Force | ||
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) is a deactivated US Air Force launch site on the eastern tip of Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was constructed with launch complexes 1, 3, and 4, in the early 1950s, for the Snark missile program.
The first launch from this site was a Snark test conducted on February 18, 1954. The complex was used for Snark missions until 1960, and then was utilized as a helicopter pad during Project Mercury. The final use of the site was during the 1980s for tethered aerostat balloon radar missions.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA