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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14
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Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) is a launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. LC-14 was used for various crewed and uncrewed Atlas launches, including the Friendship 7 flight aboard which John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in February 1962.[1][2]
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![]() Aerial view of Mercury-Atlas 9 at LC-14 in 1963 | |||||||||||
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | ||||||||||
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Location | 28°29′28″N 80°32′49″W | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) | ||||||||||
UTC−04:00 (EDT) | |||||||||||
Short name | LC-14 | ||||||||||
Operator | United States Space Force | ||||||||||
Total launches | 32 | ||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
Orbital inclination range | 28° – 57° | ||||||||||
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