Cape Canaveral LC21
Launch Complex 21 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Pads: 2. Latitude: 28.4616 N. Longitude: 80.5416 W. Goose, Mace.

In the mid-1950s, a launch area near the Cape Lighthouse was set aside for complexes 21 and 22 to support the Air Force's winged Bull Goose decoy missile project. Construction started in 1956, and the Air Force accepted both complexes on 26 February 1957. In all, the complexes supported five dummy and 15 live Bull Goose and Goose missile launches between 13 March 1957 and 6 December 1958. In 1959 and 1960, the sites were rebuilt to support a total of 44 Mace and Mace B winged cruise missile launches. The last Mace B was launched on 17 July 1963, and the complexes remained dormant pending reassignment to another program. Both complexes were finally deactivated in the early 1970s.

  • 1958 July 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 12 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 September 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Bull Goose 11 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 September 25 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose Dummy 5 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1958 December 5 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Goose. Goose 6 Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
  • 1960 July 11 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1417 (20) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 September 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1226 (21) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 October 7 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1427 (22) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 October 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4976 (23) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 November 15 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4980 (27) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1960 December 16 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 56-2889 (8) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 March 7 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4979 (26) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 March 16 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4977 (24) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 March 28 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Failure. Mace 59-4978 (25)
  • 1961 April 28 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4874 (46) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 June 2 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4876 (48) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 June 16 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4879 (51) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 June 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4883 (55) Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 July 18 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5397 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 August 4 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5399 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 September 1 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5398 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 September 22 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5400 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 November 14 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5396 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1961 December 5 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4887 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 January 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5401 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 January 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5405 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 January 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4885 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 January 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-2468 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 February 1 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5403 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 February 8 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 60-5406 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 February 15 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4886 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 February 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4889 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 March 1 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1425 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 March 2 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4888 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 October 31 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1443 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 November 8 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4891 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 December 4 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4892 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1962 December 11 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4890 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1963 June 5 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1423 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1963 June 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 58-1435 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1963 June 28 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-2484 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
  • 1963 July 17 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Mace. Mace 59-4981 Apogee: 12 km (7 mi).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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