LC-34 ( Eng.Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 ) is a launch complex located at the US Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral in Florida . The LC-34 platform was used by NASA to launch the Saturn-1 and Saturn-1B launch vehicles from 1961 to 1968, as part of the Apollo program . January 27, 1967, during the ground tests of Apollon-1, a fire occurred at the launch complex, astronauts V. Grissom, E. White and R. Chaffee died in the fire.
| Launch Complex 34 (LC-34) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location |  US Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral |
| Coordinates | |
| Designation | LC-34 |
| Total starts | 7 |
| Launchers | one |
| Inclination range | 28 ° - 57 ° |
| Launch History with LC-34 | |
| Status | Apollo 1 crew memorial |
| Start | 7 |
| First start | October 27, 1961 ( Saturn 1 ) |
| Last start | October 11, 1968 ( Saturn-1B ) |
| Rocket type | Saturn 1 Saturn-1B |
Content
- 1 Launch History
- 2 Current status
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
Launch History
Saturn 1 mission SA-3
Saturn-1B mission AS-202
| Launch date | Launch vehicle | Payload | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1961 | Saturn 1 | SA-1 (Apollo) | The first test launch of the Saturn-1 launch vehicle. |
| April 25, 1962 | Saturn 1 | SA-2 (Apollo) | Project "Highwater" . |
| November 16, 1962 | Saturn 1 | SA-3 (Apollo) | Project "Highwater" . |
| March 28, 1963 | Saturn 1 | SA-4 (Apollo) | |
| February 26, 1966 | Saturn-1B | AS-201 | 1st flight of the Apollo ship |
| August 25, 1966 | Saturn-1B | AS-202 | Checking the heat shield of the Apollo command module. |
| Scheduled for February 27, 1967 | Saturn-1B | Apollo 1 | Fire January 27, 1966, the death of the crew. |
| October 11, 1968 | Saturn-1B | Apollo 7 | First manned Apollo flight, last launch from LC-34 |
Current status
Launch Pad 2009
After the decommissioning of the LC-34, the ground structures were leveled, leaving only the launch pad, it serves as a memorial to the dead Apollo 1 crew.
See also
Notes
For launches of the Saturn-1 and Saturn-1B LVs, the SLC-37B platform was also used.