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Launch Complex: LC30A. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4397 deg. Longitude: -80.5795 deg. Used by: Pershing. First Launch: 1960-02-25. Last Launch: 1963-04-24. Number Launches: 54. This complex was built as a dual launch pad facility to support the U.S. Army's Pershing missile program in the early 1960s. The complex was occupied by the Army on 8 January 1960. Between 25 February 1960 and 25 April 1963, Complex 30 supported 49 Pershing launches from its pads or from tactical erector/launchers positioned on or near the pads. Following completion of the Pershing test flight program, the mobile gantry on Complex 26 was dismantled in February 1968. Pershing 1A follow-on tests began at Complex 31 on 21 February 1973. LC30A Chronology 1960 February 25 - 18:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 105 P-01 Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). First test launch of Army's Pershing tactical missile from Cape Canaveral. 1960 April 20 - 18:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 106 P-02 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 May 10 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 107 P-03 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 June 9 - 16:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 108 P-04 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 June 30 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 109 P-05 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 July 26 - 16:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 110 P-06 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 September 28 - 19:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 205 P-07 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 November 16 - 18:25 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 206 P-08 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1960 December 12 - 18:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 207 P-09 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 January 6 - 00:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 208 FAILURE: Failure. P-10 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1961 January 26 - 00:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 209 P-11 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 February 16 - 01:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 210 P-12 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 March 2 - 05:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 211 P-13 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 March 16 - 01:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 212 P-14 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 April 21 - 15:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 308 P-15 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 May 19 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 310 P-16 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 June 9 - 05:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 311 P-17 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 July 1 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 312 P-18 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 July 20 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 313 P-19 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 August 10 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 315 FAILURE: Failure. P-20 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). 1961 August 22 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 316 P-21 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 September 13 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 318 P-22 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 September 26 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 319 P-23 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 October 10 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 320 P-24 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 November 2 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 322 P-25 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 November 15 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 323 P-26 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1961 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 324 P-27 Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Army fired its Pershing solid-fuel tactical missile from Cape Canaveral on a 200-mile flight, testing accuracy, warhead components, and blast and heat factors at launch in relation to operational crew protection. This was the seventh straight successful firing of the Pershing. 1961 December 28 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 327 P-28 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 January 16 - 19:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 334 P-29 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 January 25 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 332 P-30 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 February 19 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 335 P-31 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 March 15 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 328 P-32 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 April 4 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 326 P-33 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 April 24 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 337 FAILURE: Failure. P-34 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1962 April 27 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 329 P-35 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 May 9 - 13:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 330 FAILURE: Failure. P-36 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 1962 June 5 - 02:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 339 P-37 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 June 14 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 342 FAILURE: Failure. P-38 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). 1962 August 21 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 338 P-39 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 September 26 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 347 P-40 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 October 22 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 351 P-41 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 November 15 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 348 P-42 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 November 27 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 354 P-43 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1962 December 10 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 353 P-44 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 January 17 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 358 P-45 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 January 30 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 363 P-46 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 February 14 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 403 P-47 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 February 26 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 406 P-48 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 March 13 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 407 P-50 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 March 21 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 410 P-51 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 April 3 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 408 P-52 Last R&D test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 April 6 - 00:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 511 P-53 IST/ Orlando Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 April 12 - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 515 P-54 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 1963 April 24 - 20:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 521 P-56 test Agency: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 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.