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Cape Canaveral Launch Sites Box Scores Tabulated By Cliff Lethbridge

Tracks Total Cape Canaveral Launches By Launch Sites

Updated: August 10, 2001

Total Launches Tracked: 3,229

Note: This list does not include weather rockets, sounding rockets or
other vehicles not typically included in official launch chronologies.

SEE ALSO: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CAPE CANAVERAL LAUNCHES, 1950-1999


 
 
Launch Site First Launch Last Launch   # Types Of Vehicles Launched
         
Launch Pads        
         
Launch Pad 1 06/20/57 02/12/60
4*
 Snark
Launch Pad 2 02/18/54 12/05/60
21*
 Snark
Launch Pad 3 07/24/50 07/24/00
102*
 Bumper-WAC, Lark, Bomarc A, X-17, Polaris FTV, Bumper Scale Model
Launch Pad 4 09/10/52 04/15/60
24*
 Bomarc A, Redstone, Matador, Bomarc B
Launch Pad 4A 09/03/58 01/27/59
3*
 Bomarc A
Launch Pad 5 07/19/56 07/21/61
24
 Jupiter A, Jupiter C, Jupiter, Juno I, Redstone, 
Juno II, Mercury-Redstone
Launch Pad 6 04/20/55 06/26/61
42
 Redstone, Jupiter A, Jupiter C, Jupiter
Launch Pad 9 11/06/56 11/18/58
11
 Navaho XSM-64
Launch Pad 10 08/14/58 04/27/59
9
 Jason, Alpha Draco
Launch Pad 11 07/19/58 04/01/64
33
 Atlas B, Atlas-Score, Atlas D, Atlas E, Atlas F
Launch Pad 12 01/10/58 11/05/67
37
 Atlas A, Atlas C, Atlas D, Atlas-Able, 
Atlas-Agena B, Atlas-Antares, Atlas-Agena D
Launch Pad 13 08/02/58 04/06/78
51
 Atlas B, Atlas D, Atlas E, Atlas F, Atlas-Agena D
Launch Pad 14 06/11/57 11/11/66
32
 Atlas A, Atlas B, Atlas D, Atlas-Able, 
Atlas-Agena A, Mercury-Atlas, Atlas-Agena D
Launch Pad 15 02/06/59 04/09/64
26
 Titan I, Titan II
Launch Pad 16 (Titan) 12/12/59 05/29/63
13
 Titan I, Titan II
Launch Pad 16 (Pershing) 02/21/73 03/21/88
149
 Pershing IA, Pershing II
Launch Pad 17A 08/30/57 Active
149
 Thor, Thor-Able 0, Thor-Able I, Thor-Able II,
Thor-Able III, Thor-Able IV, Delta, Thor-Able Star, Delta B, Delta D, Delta C, Delta E, Delta G, Delta M, Delta N, Delta L, Delta M6, Delta 2000, Delta 3000, Delta II 6000, Delta II 7000
Launch Pad 17B 01/25/57 Active
147
 Thor, Thor-Able Star, Delta, Delta A, Delta B,
Thor-Asset Delta C, Delta E, Delta G, Delta N, 
Delta 1000, Delta 2000, Delta 3000, Delta 4000, Delta II 6000, Delta II 7000, Delta III 8000
Launch Pad 18A 12/08/56 06/09/65
24
 Vanguard, Blue Scout Junior
Launch Pad 18B 06/04/58 04/12/62
23
 Thor, Blue Scout I, Blue Scout II, Mercury-Scout
Launch Pad 19 08/14/59 11/11/66
27
 Titan I, Gemini-Titan II
Launch Pad 20 (Titan) 07/01/60 05/06/65
20
 Titan I, Titan III-A
Launch Pad 20 (Suborbital) 12/18/90 05/28/93
6
 Starbird, Prospector, Aries I
Launch Pad 20 (Spaceport Fla.) N/A N/A
N/A
 Sounding Rockets
Launch Pad 21 07/24/58 07/17/63
41
 Bull Goose, Mace
Launch Pad 22 03/13/57 06/24/60
23
 Bull Goose, Mace
Launch Pad 25A 04/18/58 03/05/65
60
 Polaris FTV, Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3
Launch Pad 25B 08/14/59 08/02/60
8
 Polaris A1
Launch Pad 25C 08/16/68 01/23/79
34
 Poseidon, Trident I
Launch Pad 25D 09/17/69 09/17/69
1
 Poseidon
Launch Pad 26A 08/28/57 01/22/63
14
 Jupiter, Juno I, Redstone
Launch Pad 26B 10/22/57 05/24/61
22
 Jupiter, Juno II
Launch Pad 29 09/21/59 05/19/80
58
 Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Chevaline
Launch Pad 30A 02/25/60 04/24/63
56
 Pershing I
Launch Pad 31A 02/01/61 03/14/70
4
 Minuteman I, Minuteman II
Launch Pad 34 10/27/61 10/11/68
7
 Saturn I Block I, Saturn IB
Launch Pad 36A 05/08/62 Active
63
 Atlas-Centaur 1962, Atlas-Centaur 1966,
Atlas II-Centaur, Atlas IIA-Centaur,
Atlas IIAS-Centaur
Launch Pad 36B 08/11/65 Active
69
 Atlas-Centaur 1962, Atlas-Centaur 1966,
Atlas I-Centaur, Atlas II-Centaur,
Atlas IIA-Centaur, Atlas IIAS-Centaur,
Atlas IIIA-Centaur
Launch Pad 37B (Saturn) 01/29/64 01/22/68
8
 Saturn I Block II, Saturn IB
Launch Pad 37 (Delta IV)       Under Construction
Launch Pad 39A 11/09/67 Active
72
 Saturn V Apollo, Saturn V Skylab, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour
Launch Pad 39B 05/18/69 Active
51
 Saturn V Apollo, Saturn IB, Challenger,
Discovery, Atlantis, Columbia, Endeavour
Launch Pad 40 06/18/65 Active
50
 Titan III-C, Titan 34D, Commercial Titan III,
Titan IVA, Titan IVB
Launch Pad 41 (Titan) 12/21/65 04/09/99
27
 Titan III-C, Titan III-E Centaur, Titan IVA, Titan IVB
Launch Pad 41 (Atlas V)       Under Construction
Launch Pad 43 N/A N/A
N/A
 Sounding/Weather Rockets
Launch Pad 44 N/A N/A
N/A
 Dragon
Launch Pad 45 N/A N/A
N/A
 Roland II
Launch Pad 46 (Trident) 01/15/87 01/26/89
19
 Trident II
Launch Pad 46 (Spaceport Fla.) 01/06/98 Active
2
 Athena II, Athena I
Launch Pad 47 N/A N/A
1**
 Sounding/Weather Rockets, Loft-1
         
Silos        
         
Silo 31B 12/18/61 09/23/69
35
 Minuteman I, Minuteman II, Minuteman III
Silo 32B 08/30/61 12/14/70
53
 Minuteman I, Minuteman II, Minuteman III
         
Other Land Sites        
         
Cape Canaveral Skid Strip 08/19/55 01/26/59
15
 Navaho X-10
Patrick Air Force Base 05/20/56 05/20/56
1
 Matador
         
Aircraft        
         
FB-111 04/21/75 12/09/81
14
 SRAM
B-47 05/26/58 10/13/59
12
 Bold Orion
B-52 04/23/59 02/09/93
101
 Hound Dog, Skybolt, SRAM, Pegasus
B-58 09/05/58 06/04/59
3
 ALBM-199C
L-1011 10/22/98 Active
1
 Pegasus
         
Ships        
         
PTM Patrol Boat 02/18/82 04/08/82
9
 Penguin
USS Observation Island 08/27/59 03/24/70
28
 Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon
         
Submarines        
         
HMS Renown 07/24/69 02/08/82
9
 Polaris A3, Chevaline
HMS Repulse 03/27/69 05/10/87
8
 Polaris A3, Chevaline
HMS Resolution 02/15/68 06/10/85
8
 Polaris A3, Chevaline
HMS Revenge 06/01/70 08/02/86
13
 Polaris A3, Chevaline
HMS Vanguard 05/26/94 Active
2
 Trident II
HMS Victorious 07/24/95 Active
2
 Trident II
HMS Vigilant 10/10/97 Active
2
 Trident II
HMS Vengeance 09/21/00 Active
1
 Trident II
USS Abraham Lincoln 05/03/61 07/26/74
20
 Polaris A1, Polaris A3
USS Alabama 07/06/85 Active
1
 Trident I
USS Alaska 02/21/86 Active
5
 Trident I
USS Alexander Hamilton 08/09/63 09/29/89
20
 Polaris A2, Poseidon
USS Andrew Jackson 10/01/63 05/25/82
22
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Benjamin Franklin 12/06/65 01/23/89
9
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Casimir Pulaski 10/31/64 06/18/85
14
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Daniel Boone 07/16/64 03/24/90
18
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Daniel Webster 05/25/64 09/02/85
10
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Ethan Allen 10/16/61 08/09/74
27
 Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Florida 08/21/83 Active
9
 Trident I
USS Francis Scott Key 04/03/67 12/07/85
30
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS George Bancroft 04/07/66 02/04/89
20
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS George C. Marshall 07/11/66 10/16/87
18
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS George W. Carver 09/01/66 08/10/85
14
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS George Washington 07/20/60 09/20/78
12
 Polaris A1, Polaris A3
USS Georgia 04/07/84 Active
5
 Trident I
USS Henry Clay 04/06/64 06/29/84
14
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Henry L. Stimson 11/14/66 04/08/92
23
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Henry M. Jackson 12/04/84 Active
11
 Trident I
USS James K. Polk 06/10/66 03/09/89
19
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS James Madison 09/28/64 06/05/82
12
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS James Monroe 02/03/64 09/12/87
13
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS John Adams 06/23/64 06/04/86
18
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS John C. Calhoun 02/15/65 09/29/87
25
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS John Marshall 07/12/62 09/18/76
23
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Kamehameha 02/24/66 04/30/90
14
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Kentucky 08/30/91 Active
8
 Trident II
USS Lafayette 06/13/63 09/02/83
23
 Polaris A2, Poseidon
USS Lewis And Clark 02/17/66 11/04/86
18
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Louisiana 12/18/97 Active
1
 Trident II
USS Maine 12/07/95 Active
1
 Trident II
USS Mariano G. Vallejo 03/05/67 05/10/91
30
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Maryland 29/92 Active
10
 Trident II
USS Michigan 11/21/82 Active
2
 Trident I
USS Nathan Hale 01/13/64 03/06/85
28
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Nathanael Greene 03/15/65 08/22/81
9
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Nebraska 08/20/93 Active
4
 Trident II
USS Nevada 09/30/86 Active
5
 Trident I
USS Ohio 01/17/82 Active
7
 Trident I
USS Patrick Henry 09/13/60 06/28/78
16
 Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Pennsylvania 03/12/90 Active
14
 Trident II
USS Rhode Island 12/01/94 Active
3
 Trident II
USS Robert E. Lee 12/22/60 11/20/78
20
 Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Sam Houston 04/25/62 04/26/75
19
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Sam Rayburn 01/23/65 03/22/83
9
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Simon Bolivar 01/17/66 02/06/88
20
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Stonewall Jackson 12/02/64 02/27/88
10
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS Tecumseh 08/06/64 04/01/88
17
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Tennessee 03/21/89 Active
25
 Trident II
USS Theodore Roosevelt 03/23/61 08/27/74
10
 Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Thomas A. Edison 05/23/62 04/12/75
17
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Thomas Jefferson 02/21/63 03/29/76
14
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3
USS Ulysses S. Grant 09/05/64 07/31/87
11
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Von Steuben 12/22/64 09/17/86
15
 Polaris A3, Poseidon, Trident I
USS West Virginia 11/28/90 Active
16
 Trident II
USS Will Rogers 07/31/67 05/20/86
14
 Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Woodrow Wilson 03/02/64 01/10/83
18
 Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon
USS Wyoming 05/30/97 Active
3
 Trident II
         
Unconfirmed Launch Sites 06/20/51 06/01/61
402
 Matador, Snark, Bomarc A, RV-A-10, Bomarc B

* This number includes confirmed launches only. Many launches from this launch pad are not confirmed in official chronologies.

** This number represents the launch of a single Loft-1 rocket on November 17, 1988. This was a sounding rocket, which are typically not included in official chronologies. However, this was the first commercial launch from Cape Canaveral and is included here for historic purposes.

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