Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 12
Atlas D with FIRE 1 at LC-12 | |||||||||||
Interactive map of Launch Complex 12 | |||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | ||||||||||
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| Location | 28°28′49″N 80°32′31″W / 28.48028°N 80.54194°W | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) | ||||||||||
| Short name | LC-12 | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force (owner) Blue Origin (tenant) | ||||||||||
| Total launches | 39 | ||||||||||
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Launch Complex 12 (LC-12) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida was a launch pad used by Atlas rockets and missiles between 1958 and 1967. It was the second-most southern of the pads known as Missile Row, between LC-11 to the south and LC-13 to the north. Along with Complexes 11, 13 and 14, LC-12 featured a more robust design than many contemporary pads, due to the greater power of the Atlas compared to other rockets of the time. It was larger, and featured a concrete launch pedestal that was 6 metres (20 ft) tall and a reinforced blockhouse. The rockets were delivered to the launch pad by means of a ramp on the southwest side of the launch pedestal.
Currently, LC-12 is leased by Blue Origin, and has been used by them as a storage site.