LAUNCH COMPLEX 19

Overview

Systems

• Titan I
• Titan II Gemini

Other Programs

• Gemini

Cost: $5,858,250 to $9,700,000

Launch Complex 19 Highlights

• 23 April 1956 – Construction contract awarded
• 18 February 1957 – Construction began
• July 1958 – Construction completed
• 16 June 1959 – Air Force accepted complex
• Titan pads used a horizontal-to-vertical erector system to place the missile on the launch pad
• 14 August 1959 – First Titan I launch
• 29 January 1962 – Last Titan I launch
• Total Titan I launched – 15
• After the last Titan I, the launch complex was transferred to space missions
• 1962 to 1963 – Launch complex converted to support Titan II Gemini missions
• 8 April 1964 – First unmanned Titan II Gemini (GT-1) launched
• 19 January 1965 – Second unmanned Titan II Gemini (GT-2) launched
• 23 March 1965 – First manned Titan II Gemini (GT-3) launched
• 8 April 1964 to 11 November 1966 – Total of 2 unmanned and 10 manned flights launched
• November 1966 – Launch complex became inactive
• 10 April 1967 – Launch complex deactivated
• 30 May 1977 – Service tower and umbilical demolished
• September 2003 – White room from pad erector restored and moved to Air Force Space and Missile Museum
• 2012-2013 – Launch pad and remainder of erector demolished

Related Pages:

• Barton FREE Way
• Launch Complex 19 White Room Exhibit
• Launch Complex 19 Periscope Cushion Exhibit
• Gemini Capsule Exhibit
• Gemini Vehicle Test Console Exhibit
• Gemini Boilerplate Capsule Exhibit
• CCAFS Markers, Memorials, Sites, and Stories