Point Arguello Launch Complex A
Launch Complex A or LC-A at the Point Arguello Naval Air Station in California, United States, subsequently Point Arguello Launch Complex A or PALC-A at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a launch complex that was used for a number of sounding rocket launches between 1959 and 1966. It was originally built as Launch Complex A or LC-A at the Point Arguello Naval Air Station, and was subsequently transferred to Vandenberg Air Force Base as PALC-A following the merger of Point Arguello into Vandenberg AFB in 1964.
Launch site | Point Arguello Vandenberg | ||||||||||
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Location | 34.6791°N 120.5922°W | ||||||||||
Short name | LC-A, PALC-A | ||||||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||
Total launches | 39 | ||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | One | ||||||||||
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Blue Scout Junior, Astrobee, Black Brant, DAC Roc, Honest John-Nike-Nike, Javelin, Journeyman, Nike-Asp and Seagull rockets were launched from the complex whilst it was active.
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