🇺🇸Cape Canaveral LC-36
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Region
North America
Established
1962
Launches / Year
0
Coordinates
28.4717° N, 80.5606° W
About
Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral is being rebuilt by Blue Origin as the launch site for its New Glenn orbital heavy-lift rocket. The historic pad previously hosted over 140 Atlas launches from 1962 to 2005. Blue Origin has invested heavily in new infrastructure including a massive horizontal integration facility and launch tower.
Key Features
Historic Atlas launch pad being repurposed for Blue Origin New Glenn
New Glenn is a heavy-lift partially reusable orbital launch vehicle
Major horizontal integration facility constructed nearby
Previously supported Atlas-Centaur and Atlas III launches
Strategic Florida location for a variety of orbital inclinations
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Pioneer 10 (1972) — First spacecraft to Jupiter, launched on Atlas-Centaur from LC-36
Surveyor lunar lander missions (1966-68) — Atlas-Centaur
Mariner Mars missions — Early interplanetary probes
New Glenn first launch targeted for mid-2020s
Over 140 Atlas launches from this pad between 1962 and 2005