LAUNCH COMPLEX 30 FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Aerial View Of Launch Complex 30 Circa 2018

Configuration: Single Blockhouse, Two Launch Pads

LAUNCH PAD 30A

Current Status: Inactive

First Launch: February 25, 1960

Final Launch: April 24, 1963

Number of Launches: 56

Vehicles Launched: Pershing I

LAUNCH PAD 30B

Current Status: Inactive

First Launch: Never Used

Final Launch: Never Used

Number of Launches: None

Vehicles Launched: None

Launch Complex 30 was built in support of Army Pershing I missile testing. The complex was built at a cost of about $5 million and was occupied by the Army on January 8, 1960. The site features the only two-story blockhouse on Cape Canaveral. Two flat launch pads were serviced by a single mobile service tower, although only one of the launch pads was actually used. Some of the Pershing I missiles were launched using mobile erector/launchers positioned on or near the launch pads. The blockhouse has been converted for office space and the two launch pads survive intact. There is currently a Pershing I missile display on the Launch Complex 30 grounds.