Blockhouse of LC-26
Launch Complex 26 (LC-26) is a deactivated launch site at
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,
Florida. LC-26 consisted of two pads, ''A'' and ''B''. Pad A was used for the
Jupiter-C and
Juno I rockets, and was the launch site for ''
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S. participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY). The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year; the Soviet Union's ...
'', the
United States' first satellite, in 1958. Pad B was used for
Juno II
Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.
Development
Solid rocket motors derived from the MGM-29 Sergeant were used ...
.
Jupiter IRBMs were launched from both pads.
On February 1, 1958 (January 31 local time), the US
Army Ballistic Missile Agency launched '' Explorer 1'' from LC-26A.
LC-26 is also the home of the
Air Force Space and Missile Museum
The Air Force Space and Missile Museum is located at Launch Complex 26 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It includes artifacts from the early American space program and includes an outdoor area displaying rockets, missiles, and spa ...
. Access to the museum at LC-26 as well as the adjoining
LC-5 and
LC-6 by the general public can be arranged through the
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center "Cape Canaveral Early Space Tour". The Cape Canaveral Space Force Station also offers monthly tours.
See also
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List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites
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Jupiter IRBM
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Jupiter-C
External links
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Air Force Space and Missile Museum virtual tourvideo clip of LC 26 blockhouse tourOfficial Air Force Space and Missile Museum website
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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