LC-39B
E40503
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch pad
ⓘ
space launch complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | LC-39A ⓘ |
| builtForProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| configuration | clean pad design ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Artemis program launches
ⓘ
Saturn V ⓘ Space Launch System ⓘ Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| firstUsedFor | Apollo-era Saturn V operations ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate | 28.627°N 80.621°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fixed service structure (historical)
ⓘ
flame trench ⓘ lightning protection towers ⓘ mobile launcher interface ⓘ sound suppression system ⓘ water deluge system ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | 28° to 57° (approximate) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Merritt Island ⓘ
surface form:
Merritt Island, Florida
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| managedBy | Exploration Ground Systems Program ⓘ |
| notableLaunch |
Ares I-X test flight
ⓘ
Artemis I ⓘ
surface form:
Artemis I mission
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| ownedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Launch Complex 39
ⓘ
surface form:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Launch Complex 39 ⓘ |
| reconfiguredFor |
Space Launch System
ⓘ
multi-user commercial and government launches ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supportedProgram |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ Artemis program ⓘ Constellation program ⓘ
surface form:
Constellation program (planned)
Skylab program ⓘ NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| supportedVehicle |
Ares I-X test flight
ⓘ
surface form:
Ares I-X
Saturn IB ⓘ Saturn V ⓘ Space Launch System ⓘ Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crewed space missions
ⓘ
deep space mission launches ⓘ lunar mission launches ⓘ uncrewed space missions ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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