LC-37
The original layout of the launch complex featured one Mobile Service Structure which could be used to service or mate a rocket on either LC-37A or 37B, but not on both simultaneously. The Delta IV Mobile Service Tower is 330 ft (100 m) tall, and fitted to service all Delta IV configurations, including the Delta IV Heavy. Plans are being proposed for SpaceX Starship operations from LC-37 in near future, as the Delta family's last rocket, i.e., Delta IV Heavy retired on April 2024.The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by the Federal Aviation Administration is due in December 2024, with a final study by September 2025.
Launch history
Rocket configuration
Saturn
All flights operated by NASA.
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Date | Launch vehicle | Payload | Mission/function | Remarks |
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Jan. 29, 1964 | Saturn I | none | SA-5 | First live S-IV second stage |
May 28, 1964 | Saturn I | BP-13 boilerplate CSM | A-101 (SA-6) | First boilerplate CSM |
Sept. 18, 1964 | Saturn I | BP-15 boilerplate CSM | A-102 (SA-7) | |
Feb. 16, 1965 | Saturn I | Pegasus A and BP-16 boilerplate CSM | A-103 (SA-9) | Pegasus studied micrometeoroid impacts |
May 25, 1965 | Saturn I | Pegasus B and BP-26 boilerplate CSM | A-104 (SA-8) | |
July 30, 1965 | Saturn I | Pegasus C and BP-9A boilerplate CSM | A-105 (SA-10) | |
July 5, 1966 | Saturn IB | none | AS-203 | Test of S-IVB; informally called Apollo 3 |
Jan. 22, 1968 | Saturn IB | LM-1 | Apollo 5 | Test of the first lunar module |
Delta
In 1998, Boeing secured the right to use SLC-37 for launch of the Delta IV rocket family. Facility modifications were made to SLC-37B and the first launch occurred in 2002. The Delta IV Medium was launched from SLC-37 from 2002 until 2022, and the Delta IV Heavy had been launched from SLC-37 from 2004 to 2024.
Starship
In 2024, after the retirement of the Delta IV Heavy, the FAA initiated an Environmental Impact Statement for potential Starship launch activity from the complex. The draft is set to be released by December 2024.
Photos
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Map of Launch Complex 37 of the 1960s, with original Mobile Service Structure
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LC-37B in 2010, with the Mobile Service Tower
See also
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- List of spaceflights by year
- List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites
- Project Apollo
- Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34