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White Sands Launch Complex 36

Coordinates: 32°25′1″N 106°19′19″W / 32.41694°N 106.32194°W / 32.41694; -106.32194
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Little Joe II launch pad at the complex

White Sands Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) is a site at White Sands Missile Range used for launches of the Black Brant IX and Black Brant 9CM1. It was also used from May 1964 and January 1966 to launch the Little Joe 2 rocket for the Apollo Program.[1]

The complex continues to be used as one of the primary launch sites for NASA's sounding rocket program, along with those at Wallops Flight Facility.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Townsend, Neal A. (March 1973). "Apollo Experience Report - Launch Escape Propulsion System" (PDF). lkabs.org. NASA. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "White Sands LC36". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ "Launch Facilities". www.wsmr.army.mil. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ "NASA - Launch Sites for Sounding Rockets". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

32°25′1″N 106°19′19″W / 32.41694°N 106.32194°W / 32.41694; -106.32194