Facility 1275H Emergency Power at LC-26

Creator

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information

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Publication Date

2022

Abstract

This structure is part of Launch Complex 26 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Emergency Power facility (1275H) was associated with the Pad B area (see basemap). This historic complex has served two primary functions – as a launch facility and as a museum. The LC-26 site was associated with the Redstone research and development program and later the Jupiter program. Additionally, the first American satellite, Explorer I, was famously launched from LC-26 on January 31, 1958. The site was a dual-pad, single blockhouse complex constructed in 1957, and was also used for several launch missions involving primates that preceded human space exploration missions. The complex is a significant cultural resource listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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Keywords

National Register of Historic Places, Historical archaeology, Historic preservation, Climate change, Florida archaeology, Cape Canaveral, Engineering, Space, SLD 45

Extent

1 3-D Model

Recommended Citation

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information, "Facility 1275H Emergency Power at LC-26" (2022). Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – 3D Historic Launch Complexes. 38.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cdhgi_cape_canaveral_3d/38