Launch Complex 5
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Launch Complex 5 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used for early U.S. Redstone rocket missions, including crewed Project Mercury flights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Launch Complex 5 canonical | 3 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
rocket launch site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Launch Complex 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | LC-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
Project Mercury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Redstone program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasLaunchPadNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic launch complex ⓘ |
| launchedVehicle |
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Redstone rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchType | ground launch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early U.S. human spaceflight
ⓘ
first American crewed Redstone flights ⓘ |
| notableLaunch |
Mercury-Redstone 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury-Redstone 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType | suborbital flight ⓘ |
| region | Merritt Island area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Project Mercury missions
ⓘ
Redstone rocket launches ⓘ suborbital crewed spaceflights ⓘ test launches ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
early 1960s
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
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