LAUNCH COMPLEX 20 (SUBORBITAL) FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Aerial View Of Launch Complex 20 Circa 2018

Configuration: Single Blockhouse, One Launch Pad

Current Status: Inactive

First Launch (Suborbital): December 18, 1990

Final Launch (Suborbital): May 28, 1993

Number of Launches (Suborbital): 6

Vehicles Launched: Starbird, Prospector, Aries I

Modified from a former Titan missile launch area in the early 1990’s, Launch Complex 20 utilized vehicle-specific launch support hardware for use in scientific and military suborbital flights. The original blockhouse and concrete launch pad structures from the by-gone Titan days remain intact.

Launch Complex 20 Blockhouse Circa 2020

Launch Complex 20 Launch Pad Vicinity Circa 2020

Red Tigress II On Launch Complex 20 Circa 1993

Launch Complex 20 Circa 1990

Starbird On Launch Complex 20 Circa 1990