What is List Of Merritt Island Launch Sites?

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Merritt Island's two spaceports are shown on this map.
Merritt Island, off of the eastern coast of Florida, is home to two spaceports, servicing several launch sites for rockets.

John F. Kennedy Space Center

John F. Kennedy Space Center has one launch site with two pads. This was the site of the Saturn V launches, all manned Skylab flights, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, as well as those of the Space Shuttle. Current plans will see the two launch pads being converted for future Project Constellation use after the Shuttle is retired in 2010.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) was the site of all pre-Apollo manned launches, as well as many other important early Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA launches. For the DoD, it plays a secondary role to Vandenberg AFB in California, but is still the launch site for many NASA unmanned space probes, as those spacecraft are typically launched on Air Force launchers. Active launch vehicles are in bold.

Much of the support activity for CCAFS occurs at nearby Patrick Air Force Base.
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Missile Row series of launch pads on Merritt Island.
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CCAFS launch pads from a distance

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (all except LC-39)
Kennedy Space Center (LC-39)
LC-1 | LC-2 | LC-3 | LC-4 | LC-5 | LC-6 | LC-9 | LC-10 | LC-11 | LC-12 | LC-13 | LC-14 | LC-15 | LC-16 | LC-17 | LC-18 | LC-19 | LC-20 | LC-21 | LC-22 | LC-25 | LC-26 | LC-29 | LC-30 | LC-31 | LC-32 | LC-34 | LC-36 | LC-37 | LC-39 | LC-40 | LC-41 | LC-43 | LC-45 | LC-46 | LC-47
Atlantic Missile Range drop zone | Grand Turk Island drop zone | Mobile Launch Area | SLBM Launch Area | Patrick AFB | Shuttle Landing Facility | Cape Canaveral AFS Skid Strip
Merritt Island, Florida
Location in Brevard County and the state of Florida
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Florida
County Brevard
Area
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spaceport or space launch facility is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with seaport for ships or airport for aircraft. In rocketry, major spaceports (such as Cape Canaveral Air Force Station) often include more than one launch complex, each of which may have more
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launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch.
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This article contains information regarding a spaceport which is either currently in the process of launching, or is scheduled to launch within the next week.
Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress.
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Saturn V

The first Saturn V, AS-501, before the launch of Apollo 4
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle
Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin
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Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. The 75 metric ton station was in Earth orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974.
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The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was the first joint flight of the U.S. and Soviet space programs. The mission took place in July 1975. For the United States of America, it was the last Apollo flight, as well as the last manned space launch until the flight of the first Space
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Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad prior to the STS-115 mission.
Fact sheet
Function Manned partially re-usable launch and reentry system
Manufacturer United Space Alliance:
Thiokol/Boeing (SRBs)
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Project Constellation is a NASA program to create a new generation of spacecraft for human spaceflight, consisting primarily of the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles, the Orion crew capsule, the Earth Departure Stage and the Lunar Surface Access Module.
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Launch Complex 39

An aerial view of Launch Complex 39

Launch Site Kennedy Space Center
Location
Short name LC-39
Operator NASA
Total launches 136 (13 Saturn V, 4 Saturn 1B, 119 Shuttle)
Launch pads
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Saturn V

The first Saturn V, AS-501, before the launch of Apollo 4
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle
Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin
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Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad prior to the STS-115 mission.
Fact sheet
Function Manned partially re-usable launch and reentry system
Manufacturer United Space Alliance:
Thiokol/Boeing (SRBs)
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Ares V

Artist's impression of an Ares V during SRB separation
Fact sheet
Function Cargo Launch Vehicle
Manufacturer Alliant Techsystems (stage I)
TBD (stage II)
Country of origin USA
Size
Height 109.
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Ares I

Artist's impression of Ares I launch
Fact sheet
Function man-rated orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer Alliant Techsystems (Stage I)
Boeing (Stage II)
Country of origin USA
Size
Height 94 m (309 ft)

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Launch Complex 39

An aerial view of Launch Complex 39

Launch Site Kennedy Space Center
Location
Short name LC-39
Operator NASA
Total launches 136 (13 Saturn V, 4 Saturn 1B, 119 Shuttle)
Launch pads
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Saturn V

The first Saturn V, AS-501, before the launch of Apollo 4
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle
Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin
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The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable for
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Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. The 75 metric ton station was in Earth orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974.
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Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad prior to the STS-115 mission.
Fact sheet
Function Manned partially re-usable launch and reentry system
Manufacturer United Space Alliance:
Thiokol/Boeing (SRBs)
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Launch Complex 39

An aerial view of Launch Complex 39

Launch Site Kennedy Space Center
Location
Short name LC-39
Operator NASA
Total launches 136 (13 Saturn V, 4 Saturn 1B, 119 Shuttle)
Launch pads
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Saturn V

The first Saturn V, AS-501, before the launch of Apollo 4
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle
Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin
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Mars  

Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000<ref name="nssdc" />
Aphelion distance: 249,228,730 km
1.66599116 AU
Perihelion distance: 206,644,545 km
1.
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Launch Complex 39

An aerial view of Launch Complex 39

Launch Site Kennedy Space Center
Location
Short name LC-39
Operator NASA
Total launches 136 (13 Saturn V, 4 Saturn 1B, 119 Shuttle)
Launch pads
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Saturn V

The first Saturn V, AS-501, before the launch of Apollo 4
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle
Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin
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Launch Complex 39

An aerial view of Launch Complex 39

Launch Site Kennedy Space Center
Location
Short name LC-39
Operator NASA
Total launches 136 (13 Saturn V, 4 Saturn 1B, 119 Shuttle)
Launch pads
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Saturn V

The first Saturn V, AS-501, before the launch of Apollo 4
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle
Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin
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Location: Merritt Island, Florida, USA

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

Added to NRHP: April 16, 1984
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Apollo program was a human spaceflight program undertaken by NASA during the years 1961 – 1975 with the goal of conducting manned moon landing missions. John F. Kennedy announced this goal in 1961, and it was accomplished on July 20 1969 by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
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