LAUNCH COMPLEX 36 FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Aerial View Of Launch Complex 36 Circa 2018

Configuration: Single Blockhouse, Two Launch Pads

LAUNCH PAD 36A

Current Status: Under Renovation

First Launch: May 8, 1962

Final Launch: August 31, 2004

Number of Launches: 69

Vehicles Launched: Atlas-Centaur 1962, Atlas-Centaur 1966, Atlas II-Centaur, Atlas IIA-Centaur, Atlas IIAS-Centaur

LAUNCH PAD 36B

Current Status: Under Renovation

First Launch: August 11, 1965

Final Launch: February 3, 2005

Number of Launches: 76

Vehicles Launched: Atlas-Centaur 1962, Atlas-Centaur 1966, Atlas I-Centaur, Atlas II-Centaur, Atlas IIA-Centaur, Atlas IIAS-Centaur, Atlas IIIA-Centaur, Atlas IIIB-Centaur

Launch Complex 36 was constructed in support of the Atlas-Centaur rocket program. It was originally envisioned as a single blockhouse, single launch pad facility, but a second launch pad was added. The blockhouse and Launch Pad 36A were built at a cost of about $6.5 million and were occupied by NASA in February, 1961. Launch Pad 36B was built at a cost of about $6.5 million and was occupied by NASA in July, 1964. Each launch pad was supported by its own single mobile service tower. Launch Complex 36 was the oldest modern launch complex to utilize an on-site blockhouse. The blockhouse served Launch Complex 36 from its first launch to its last. The complex is currently being leased and renovated by Blue Origin for future launch activity.