Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5
The decommissioned Cape Canaveral launch pad used for Redstone and Jupiter missions, including Mercury-Redstone 3 and Mercury-Redstone 4—the first two United States human spaceflights. The surviving LC-5/6 blockhouse is preserved as part of Cape Canaveral’s historic launch landscape.
Identity
- Name
- Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5
- Region
- NA
- Slug
- cape-canaveral-launch-complex-5
- Type
- spaceport
Details
- Description
- The decommissioned Cape Canaveral launch pad used for Redstone and Jupiter missions, including Mercury-Redstone 3 and Mercury-Redstone 4—the first two United States human spaceflights. The surviving LC-5/6 blockhouse is preserved as part of Cape Canaveral’s historic launch landscape.
- Established Year
- 1,955
- Latitude
- 28.439389
- Location
- Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States
- Longitude
- -80.573306
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- government
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:16:11 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:16:11 AM