Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B canonical | 67 |
| Launch Complex 39B | 19 |
| Launch Pad 39B | 7 |
| Kennedy Space Center LC-39B | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch pad
ⓘ
spaceport infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Apollo 10 backup launch capability ⓘ |
| configuredAs | clean pad ⓘ |
| connectedBy | crawlerway ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor | mobile launcher operations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fixed service structure
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flame trench ⓘ lightning protection system ⓘ pad perimeter roadways ⓘ sound suppression system ⓘ water deluge system ⓘ |
| hasLaunchPadNumber | 39B ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | historic NASA launch pad ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County
ⓘ
surface form:
Brevard County, Florida
Merritt Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Space Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida’s Space Coast
|
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| notableLaunch |
Apollo 10
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 10 (backup pad role)
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project backup role ⓘ Ares I-X test flight ⓘ Artemis I ⓘ STS-115 ⓘ STS-51L ⓘ
surface form:
STS-51L Challenger mission (originally scheduled from 39B, later moved)
Skylab program ⓘ
surface form:
Skylab missions
STS ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle STS missions
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltFor | Apollo program ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Launch Complex 39 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | heavy-lift launch vehicle missions ⓘ |
| reconfiguredFor | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| servedBy | crawler-transporter ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supportsLaunchVehicle |
Saturn IB
ⓘ
Saturn V ⓘ Space Launch System ⓘ Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crewed lunar missions (program-level role)
ⓘ
uncrewed test flights ⓘ |
| usedForProgram |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ Artemis program ⓘ Constellation program ⓘ Skylab program ⓘ NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
Referenced by (99)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Pad 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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nearbyFacility
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
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this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Kennedy Space Center LC-39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
subject surface form:
Space Launch System
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
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launchSiteForFirstFlight
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
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this entity surface form:
Kennedy Space Center LC-39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
this entity surface form:
Launch Pad 39B
subject surface form:
Ares I-X
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3
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launchSite
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
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Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 1
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launchedFrom
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
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this entity surface form:
Launch Complex 39B