Launch Complex 17A
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Launch Complex 17A is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, primarily used during the early space age for launching Pioneer and other scientific and military missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Launch Complex 17A canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch complex
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rocket launch pad ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cape Canaveral Spaceport history ⓘ |
| category |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch complexes
NERFINISHED
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Rocket launch sites in Florida ⓘ United States Air Force facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | early space age ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentPad | Launch Complex 17B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | support integration and launch of expendable launch vehicles ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
flame trench
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propellant storage facilities ⓘ service tower ⓘ umbilical tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic launch site ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta II rocket
NERFINISHED
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Delta rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ Thor rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ Thor-Delta rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
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Cape Canaveral NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Space Force (as successor organization at the station)
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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Launch Complex 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
Pioneer program
NERFINISHED
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U.S. military space programs ⓘ U.S. scientific satellite programs ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
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U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Pioneer program launches
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launching military payloads into space ⓘ launching planetary and lunar probes (via Pioneer missions) ⓘ launching scientific payloads into space ⓘ military missions ⓘ orbital launches ⓘ scientific missions ⓘ suborbital launches ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.