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LAUNCH PAD
Launch Complex 39B
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
6,500 m²
Dimensions
Pad surface: ~0.65 hectares
Built
1967
Cost
$75 million (1967) + ~$1B renovation
Facility Specifications
Height
N/A (surface pad) m
Floor Area
6,500 m²
Dimensions
Pad surface: ~0.65 hectares
Year Built
1967
Operator
NASA
Location
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Construction Cost
$75 million (1967) + ~$1B renovation
Location
Map View
28.6272°, -80.6208°
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Vehicles Supported
SLSSpace Shuttle (historical)Saturn V (historical)Ares I-X
Notable Features
Clean pad design; mobile launcher tower; flame trench with water sound suppression system
History
Launch Complex 39B is the second pad at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, currently configured as NASA’s primary launch pad for the Space Launch System. It was rebuilt as a “clean pad” design removing the fixed service structure to support multiple vehicle types. LC-39B hosted the Ares I-X test flight and Artemis I mission.
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