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Launch Complex: LC25A. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4321 deg. Longitude: -80.5743 deg. Used by: Polaris, X-17. First Launch: 1958-04-18. Last Launch: 1965-03-05. Number Launches: 60. Complex 25 was built to support the U.S. Navy's Polaris submarine ballistic missile program. The Navy occupied pad 25A in December 1957. Complex 25 supported 68 Polaris missile launches between 18 April 1958 and 6 March 1965. Pads 25A and 25B were dismantled in September 1969. LC25A Chronology 1958 April 18 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris TV 1-204-11 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1958 May 8 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris TV 1-204-12 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1958 June 6 - Launch Vehicle: X-17. X-17 1-204-13 Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1958 June 24 - Launch Vehicle: X-17. X-17 1-204-14 Re-entry Vehicle test Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1958 September 24 - 17:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-1 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 12 km (7 mi). 1958 October 15 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-2 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1958 December 30 - 15:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-3 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1959 January 19 - 15:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-4 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1959 February 27 - 19:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-5 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). 1959 April 20 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-6 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1959 May 8 - 19:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-8 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1959 May 18 - 23:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-7 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 June 12 - 18:57 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-10 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 June 29 - 15:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-9 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1959 July 15 - 16:59 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-11 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). 1959 August 6 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-15 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 August 25 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-18 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 September 28 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-14 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1959 October 2 - 18:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris AX-20 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). 1960 March 9 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-14 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 April 30 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-25 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 June 7 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-27 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1960 July 6 - 15:55 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-40 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 July 19 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-41 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 August 4 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-44 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 August 12 - 18:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-47 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 August 19 - 03:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-43 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 September 2 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-45 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 September 23 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-48 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 October 5 - 16:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-49 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 October 10 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-53 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 November 7 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-46 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1960 November 10 - 16:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-1 Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Advanced Polaris (A-2) successfully launched on record 1,600-mile flight at AMR. 1960 November 17 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-52 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1960 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-2 Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Polaris A-2 successfully test fired 1,400 nautical miles down AMR. 1961 February 6 - 21:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-6 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1961 June 12 - 15:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-5 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1961 September 29 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-50 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1961 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A1X-51 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 1962 March 30 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-28 (A2M-3) FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1962 May 4 - 01:41 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-18 (A2MG-1) Operational test Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1962 June 4 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-30 (A2MG-2) FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1962 June 29 - 14:06 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2X-29 (A2MG-4) Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1962 July 26 - 17:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2TF-1 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1962 August 10 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2TF-2 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1962 August 17 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2TF-3 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1962 August 27 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2TF-4 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1962 December 19 - 07:33 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2G-4 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 February 11 - 15:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-7 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 May 10 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-12 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 May 17 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-15 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 June 6 - 16:16 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-25 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 July 3 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-26 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 July 19 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-27 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 August 13 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-36 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 August 30 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-38 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1963 December 10 - 03:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-48 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1964 March 11 - 12:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-58 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1964 July 2 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A3X-10 Test mission Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1965 March 5 - Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Polaris A2E A2EA-193 Operational test Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 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.