What is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19?

Information about Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19

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Diagram of Complex 19.
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Diagram of the blockhouse at Complex 19.


Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 (LC-19) is a launch site at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Notably, it was used by NASA to launch all of the Gemini manned spaceflights. It was also used by unmanned Titan I and Titan II launch vehicles.

It was in use from 1959 to 1966, during which time it saw 27 launches, 10 of which were manned. The first use of LC-19 was on August 14, 1959. This was a Titan I, and the mission was declared a failure after the rocket exploded whilst still on the pad.

The first successful launch to use LC-19 was also a Titan I, on February 2, 1960.

It was closed following the departure of Gemini XII, on November 11, 1966.

The original white room from the top of the launch tower has been restored and is on display at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum located at Complex 26.

The degradation of Pad 19 itself is documented at [1] by a Docent of the above-referenced CCAFS Space and Missile Museum at [2]

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Location: Merritt Island, Florida, USA

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Area: 1325 acres[]
Built/Founded: 1950+[1]

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Merritt Island, Florida
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Cape Canaveral from the spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that state's Atlantic coast at and is also 45 minutes East of Orlando by car.
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Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of the United States of America. It operated between Projects Mercury and Apollo, with 10 manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966.
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Titan I

Launch of a Titan I ICBM from Cape Canaveral
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Function ICBM
Manufacturer Martin Company
Country of origin USA
Cost per launch (1962) $1.5m (USD)
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Height 31 m
Diameter 3.
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The Titan II was an ICBM and space launcher developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company from the earlier Titan I missile. Titan II

Launch of a Titan II ICBM from underground silo 395-Charlie at Vandenberg AFB, CA in the mid-1960s.
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launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into outer space. A launch system includes the launch vehicle, the launch pad and other infrastructure.
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Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 10th manned Gemini flight, the 18th manned American flight and the 26th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).
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Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of the United States of America. It operated between Projects Mercury and Apollo, with 10 manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966.
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Gemini 1 was a 1964 unmanned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. Gemini 1 was the first unmanned test flight of the Gemini spacecraft. Its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II ICBM.
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Gemini 2
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Mission statistics
Mission name: Gemini 2
Number of crew members: 0
Launch pad: LC 19, Kennedy Space Center
Launch: January 19 1965
14:03:59.
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Gemini 3 was a 1965 manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the first manned Gemini flight, the ninth manned American flight and the 17th manned spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 kilometers).

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  • Virgil I.

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Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a June 1965 manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 2nd manned Gemini flight, the 10th manned American flight and the 18th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).
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Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 3rd manned Gemini flight, the 11th manned American flight and the 19th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).
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Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 5th manned Gemini flight, the 13th manned American flight and the 21st spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). It was the last U.S.
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Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 4th manned Gemini flight, the 12th manned American flight and the 20th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).
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Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 6th manned Gemini flight, the 12th manned American flight and the 22nd spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).
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Gemini 9A
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Mission statistics
Mission name: Gemini 9A
Call sign: Gemini 9A
Number of crew members: 2
Launch pad: Cape Canaveral
Launch: June 3, 1966
13:39:33.
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Gemini 10 (officially Gemini X) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 8th manned Gemini flight, the 16th manned American flight and the 24th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).

Crew

  • John W.

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Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 9th manned Gemini flight, the 17th manned American flight and the 25th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km).
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