LAUNCH COMPLEX 12 FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Aerial View Of Launch Complex 12 Circa 2018

Configuration: Single Blockhouse, One Launch Pad

LAUNCH PAD 12

Current Status: Inactive

First Launch: January 10, 1958

Final Launch: November 5, 1967

Number of Launches: 37

Vehicles Launched: Atlas A, Atlas C, Atlas D, Atlas-Able, Atlas-Agena B, Atlas-Antares, Atlas-Agena D

Launch Complex 12 was one of four launch complexes built in support of Atlas missile testing. It was built at a cost of about $4 million. Construction began in January, 1956 with acceptance by the Air Force on August 15, 1957. The complex ultimately served as a launch site for a number of Atlas-based space launch vehicles. The launch complex is currently abandoned. The blockhouse and all remnants of the launch pad area have been destroyed.

Vicinity Of Launch Complex 12 Blockhouse Circa 2020

Atlas-Agena D On Launch Pad 12 Circa 1966

Atlas-Antares On Launch Pad 12 Circa 1964

Launch Complex 12 Service Tower Circa 1957

Launch Complex 12 Blockhouse Construction Circa 1957

Launch Complex 12 Cableway Construction Circa 1957

Aerial View Of Launch Complex 12 Circa 1956

Launch Complex 12 Construction Circa 1956