Cape Canaveral LC30
Launch Complex 30 - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Pads: 5. Latitude: 28.4385 N. Longitude: 80.5795 W. Pershing.

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.

  • 1960 February 25 18:02 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 105 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). First test launch of Army's Pershing tactical missile from Cape Canaveral.
  • 1960 April 20 18:30 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 106 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 May 10 16:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 107 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 June 9 16:19 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 108 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 June 30 16:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 109 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 July 26 16:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 110 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 September 28 19:38 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 205 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 November 16 18:25 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 206 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1960 December 12 18:42 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 207 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 January 6 00:10 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. Pershing 1 208
  • 1961 January 26 00:30 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 209 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 February 16 01:27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 210 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 March 2 05:07 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 211 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 March 16 01:19 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 212 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 April 21 15:53 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 308 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 May 19 02:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 310 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 June 9 05:11 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 311 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 July 1 02:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 312 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 July 20 02:00 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 313 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 August 10 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. Pershing 1 315 Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).
  • 1961 August 22 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 316 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 September 13 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 318 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 September 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 319 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 October 10 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 320 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 November 2 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 322 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 November 15 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 323 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1961 December 1 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 324 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 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 327 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 January 16 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 334 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 January 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 332 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 February 19 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 335 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 March 15 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 328 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 April 4 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 326 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 April 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. Pershing 1 337 Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
  • 1962 April 27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 329 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 May 9 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. Pershing 1 330 Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
  • 1962 June 4 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 339 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 June 14 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Failure. Pershing 1 342 Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
  • 1962 August 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 338 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 September 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 347 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 October 22 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 351 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 November 15 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 348 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 November 27 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 354 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1962 December 10 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 353 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 January 17 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 358 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 January 30 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 363 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 February 14 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 403 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 February 26 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 406 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 March 4 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 405 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 March 13 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 407 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 March 21 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 410 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 April 3 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 408 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 April 5 - IST from Orlando Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 511 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 April 12 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 515 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 April 17 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 520 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
  • 1963 April 24 - Test mission Launch Vehicle: Pershing. Pershing 1 521 Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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