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Launch Complex: LC1. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4650 deg. Longitude: -80.5374 deg. Used by: Snark. First Launch: 1955-01-13. Last Launch: 1960-12-05. Number Launches: 66. This complex was constructed for the Snark winged missile program, and may have supported some Matador combat training launches in the 1950s. The Air Force accepted the sites in 1953, and the complexes continued to support Snark launches through 5 December 1960. The pad served as a helicopter pad for the Mercury manned program in the early 1960s, and supported tethered aerostat (balloon) programs from 1983 through 1989. LC1 Chronology 1955 January 13 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69B GM-13097 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 April 6 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C GM-13107 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 May 13 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69A GM-11112 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 August 9 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C GM-13113 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 October 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10972 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 November 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10977 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 December 9 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10973 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1955 December 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10974 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 January 13 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark Missile test. USAF Northrop Snark launched from Cape Canaveral on 2,000-mile flight. 1956 January 27 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10971 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 February 8 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10978 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 February 17 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10975 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 July 10 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 51-17577 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 July 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10976 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 August 31 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 51-17571 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 September 13 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10961 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 September 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-17578 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 October 2 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 52-10979 Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Full-scale test version of the Snark guided missile (XSM62) successfully recovered for the first time after a flight from Cape Canaveral. 1956 October 31 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69C 51-17572 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1956 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8172 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1957 January 11 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 52-10983 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 January 23 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8173 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 February 5 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 52-10983? Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 February 18 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8175 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 March 12 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8174 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 March 13 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D Inertial 1 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 April 15 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D Inertial 2 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 April 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8176 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 May 3 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8178 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 May 28 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D 53-8177 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 June 20 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3321 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1957 July 17 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3313 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 August 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3323 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 August 27 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3317 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 September 19 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3322 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 October 31 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3324 Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Snark intercontinental missile launched from Cape Canaveral first flew 5,000 miles, to a target near Ascension Island. 1957 November 20 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3316-2 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1957 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3326 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 January 25 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3327 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 February 14 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3328 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 March 8 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3330 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 April 3 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3329 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 May 6 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3409 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 May 28 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3410 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 August 30 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69E N-3412 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 October 23 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3318 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 November 8 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3317 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 December 11 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3319 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1958 December 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3308 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 February 12 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3312-2 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 March 10 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3320 Test mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 April 6 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3422 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 April 21 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3320-1 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 May 5 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3423 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 May 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3424 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 July 2 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3320 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 September 25 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3415 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 December 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark N-69D N-3317-3 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 February 12 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3425 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 May 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3444 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 June 16 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3445 Operational test Agency: USAF. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 July 8 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3446 Category IIE-6, Sta12 operational test launch Agency: USAF 702SMW. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 August 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3448 Category IIE-7, Sta12 operational test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 September 26 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3452 Category IIE-8, Sta12 operational test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3454 Category IIE-9 operational test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 November 14 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3460 Category IIE-10 operational test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Snark. Snark SM-62A N-3458 Category IIE-11, Sta12 operational test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. 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