Cape Canaveral LC31B	home topic index
Launch Complex: LC31B. Cape Canaveral. Latitude: 28.4515 deg. Longitude: -80.5552 deg. Used by: Minuteman 1, Minuteman 2, Minuteman 3. First Launch: 1961-12-18. Last Launch: 1969-09-23. Number Launches: 35. Complexes 31 and 32 were built between July 1959 and July 1960 to support the Air Force's Minuteman missile program. Each complex had one blockhouse and two launch pads. The two "A" pads were constructed as conventional flat pads, and the two "B" pads were built as ballistic missile silos. The sites were modified subsequently to support later versions of the Minuteman missile. In all, 92 Minuteman I, II and III missiles were launched from the complexes between 1 February 1961 and 15 December 1970. LC31B Chronology 1961 December 18 - 13:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 406 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 January 5 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 407 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 January 25 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 408 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 February 15 - 15:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 410 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 March 8 - 15:24 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 409 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 July 12 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 417 FAILURE: Failure. Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1962 September 18 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 421 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 September 20 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 420 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 October 18 - 00:53 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 422 FAILURE: Failure. Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1962 November 19 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1A 421A Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1962 December 15 - 03:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 423 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 January 7 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 423A FAILURE: Failure. Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 1963 March 18 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 425 Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 April 11 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 425A Research and development launch Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 May 29 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 428 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 June 28 - 02:34 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 429 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 July 24 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 432 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 August 27 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 435 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1963 November 13 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 446 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1964 January 28 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 448 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1964 February 26 - 01:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 437 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1964 March 20 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 442 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1964 April 7 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 443 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1964 April 24 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 444 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1964 September 29 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Minuteman 1B 445 FAILURE: Failure. Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 1964 December 19 - 00:07 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. Minuteman 2 452 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1965 January 29 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. Minuteman 2 453 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1965 August 23 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. Minuteman 2 454 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1965 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. Minuteman 2 459 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1966 February 11 - 01:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. Minuteman 2 460 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1966 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2. Minuteman 2 462 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1969 March 26 - 20:47 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 FTM-203 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1969 April 22 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 FTM-204 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1969 July 31 - 21:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 FTM-207 Research and development launch Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). 1969 September 23 - 20:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. 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