Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 18

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Launch Complex 18

Vanguard TV3 at LC-18A prior to its launch attempt
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Location	28°26′57″N 80°33′44″W / 28.4493°N 80.5623°W / 28.4493; -80.5623
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Short name	LC-18
Operator	NASA U.S. Space Force
Total launches	47
Launch pad(s)	Two
LC-18A launch history Status Demolished Launches 24 First launch 8 December 1956 Viking / Vanguard TV0 Last launch 9 June 1965 Blue Scout Jr / AFWL-304 Associated rockets Viking Vanguard XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior LC-18B launch history Status Demolished Launches 23 First launch 4 June 1958 PGM-17 Thor Last launch 12 April 1962 RM-89 Blue Scout I Associated rockets PGM-17 Thor RM-89 Blue Scout I RM-90 Blue Scout II

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LC-39A

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Launch Complex 18 (LC-18) is a launch complex at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida that was active during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was used by Viking, Vanguard, Thor and Scout rockets. The complex consists of two launch pads, LC-18A, which was originally built by the United States Navy for the Vanguard rocket, and LC-18B, which was originally by the United States Air Force used for tests of the PGM-17 Thor missile.