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Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0

Launch Pad 0 (LP-0), also known as Launch Complex 0 (LC-0),[2][3] or Launch Area 0 (LA-0), is a launch complex at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia, in the United States. MARS is located adjacent to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility (WFF),[2] which ran the launch complex until 2003. WFF continues to provide various support services to MARS launches under contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Launch Pad 0
The LP-0B (left) and LP-0A (center, with the large water tower).
Launch siteMARS (WFF)
Short nameLP-0
OperatorNASA
VCSFA
Total launches31
Launch pad(s)3
LP-0A launch history
StatusActive
Launches19
First launch23 October 1995
Conestoga-1620 / Meteor
Last launch2 August 2023
Antares 230+ / Cygnus NG-19
Associated
rockets
Conestoga (retired)
Antares (active)
LP-0B launch history
StatusActive
Launches9
First launch16 December 2006
Minotaur I / TacSat 2, GeneSat
Last launch15 June 2021
Minotaur I / NROL-111
Associated
rockets
LC-2 (LP-0C) launch history
StatusActive
Launches3
First launch24 January 2023[1]
Electron / HawkEye 360 Cluster 6
Last launch18 June 2023
Electron / HASTE: DYNAMO-A
Associated
rockets
Electron

The launch complex consists of three individual launch pads, LP-0A, LP-0B, and Launch Complex-2 (LC-2).

37°51′N 75°28′W / 37.850°N 75.467°W / 37.850; -75.467

Launch Pads edit

Pad 0A edit

LP-0A (located at 37°50′02″N 75°29′16″W / 37.833959°N 75.4878331°W / 37.833959; -75.4878331 (Wallops Island Launch Pad 0-A)) was first built for the failed Conestoga rocket program.[4] The original launch tower was subsequently demolished in September 2008.[5] A new pad facility was built from 2009-2011 for Orbital Sciences Taurus II, now renamed Antares.[6] Pad modifications for Antares included the construction of a Horizontal Integration Facility for launcher/payload mating and a wheeled transporter/erector that will roll out and erect the rocket on its launch pad about 24 hours prior to launch.[6] The first launch of Antares occurred on April 21, 2013.[7]

The pad was reinforced with pilings and features a liquid fueling facility, flame trench, and deluge system for cooling and sound suppression. The pad is capable of supporting a gross liftoff weight of 453.6 metric tons (1,000,000 lb) and can launch payloads of up to 5,035 kilograms (11,100 lb) into low Earth orbit.[8]

On October 28, 2014, an Orbital Systems Antares rocket, flying as mission Cygnus CRS Orb-3, crashed 6 seconds after takeoff and appeared to have done significant damage to the launch pad itself. On October 29, 2014, teams of investigators began examining debris at the crash site.[9] By May 2015, estimates had been revised down to around US$13 million. At that time, NASA had committed US$5 million, Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority committed US$3 million and Orbital ATK US$3 million. Repairs were underway and planned to be completed by September 2015, but repairs were only funded up to August with Virginia CSFA requesting that Orbital provide the remaining US$2 million. On September 30, 2015, the spaceport announced repairs on pad 0A had been completed.[10] The launch pad resumed flight operations with the Cygnus CRS OA-5 mission on October 17, 2016.[11]

In March 2021, Rocket Lab announced that they would launch their upcoming medium-lift launch vehicle Neutron from LP-0A,[12] with the initial launch planned for as early as 2024.[13] However, Rocket Lab later opted to construct their own Neutron launch site south of Pad 0B.

Antares will continue flights from Pad 0A indefinitely, as Northrop Grumman transitions from the 200-series to the 300-series of the rocket. Said transition will require moderate renovations to the pad and surrounding facilities in order to support the upgrade rocket's larger first stage.[14]

Gallery edit

Launches edit

Date (UTC) Vehicle Payload Result Remarks
23 October 1995, 22:02 Conestoga 1620 Meteor recoverable experimental satellite Failure The only orbital launch attempt of Conestoga.
21 April 2013, 21:00 Antares 110 Antares A-ONE Success[15]
18 September 2013, 14:58 Antares 110 Cygnus Orb-D1 Success[16] COTS Demo Mission
9 January 2014, 18:07[17][18][19] Antares 120 Cygnus CRS Orb-1 Success First Cygnus.

ISS re-supply mission.

13 July 2014, 16:52[20] Antares 120 Cygnus CRS Orb-2 Success ISS re-supply mission.
28 October 2014, 22:22[21] Antares 130 Cygnus CRS Orb-3 Failure[22] Pad damaged by explosion and fire.
17 October 2016, 23:45 [23] Antares 230 Cygnus CRS OA-5 Success ISS re-supply mission.
12 November 2017, 12:19 Antares 230 Cygnus CRS OA-8E Success ISS re-supply mission.
21 May 2018, 08:44 Antares 230 Cygnus CRS OA-9E Success ISS re-supply mission.
17 November 2018, 09:01 Antares 230 Cygnus NG-10 Success ISS re-supply mission.
17 April 2019, 16:46 Antares 230 Cygnus NG-11 Success ISS re-supply mission.
2 November 2019, 13:59 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-12 Success ISS re-supply mission.
15 February 2020, 20:21 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-13 Success ISS re-supply mission.
3 October 2020, 02:16 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-14 Success ISS re-supply mission.
20 February 2021, 17:36 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-15 Success ISS re-supply mission.
10 August 2021, 22:01 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-16 Success ISS re-supply mission.
19 February 2022, 17:40 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-17 Success ISS re-supply mission.
7 November 2022, 10:32 Antares 230+ Cygnus NG-18 Success ISS re-supply mission.

Pad-0B edit

LP-0B (located at 37°49′52″N 75°29′29″W / 37.8311576°N 75.4913829°W / 37.8311576; -75.4913829 (Wallops Island Launch Pad 0-B)) became operational in 1999,[24] and was subsequently upgraded in 2003 with the construction of a mobile service tower, which was completed in 2004.[25] It is active, and is currently used by Northrop Grumman Minotaur rockets. The first launch from LP-0B was of a Minotaur I in December 2006,[26] and was the first launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

Pad 0B hosted the Minotaur V launch of the LADEE lunar orbiter in 2013, becoming the first (and so far only) beyond-Earth mission to launch from Wallops.

On October 19, 2017, Vector Launch announced plans to conduct three launches from near Pad 0B with its then-in-development Vector-R small satellite launch vehicle over the subsequent two years, with an option for five additional launches.[27] However, following the company's bankruptcy and restructuring, plans for these launches are unlikely.

Gallery edit

Launches edit

Date (UTC) Vehicle Payload Result Remarks
16 December 2006, 12:00 Minotaur I TacSat-2 / GeneSat-1 Success[28]
24 April 2007, 06:48 Minotaur I NFIRE Success[28]
22 August 2008, 09:10 ALV X-1 Hy-BoLT / SOAREX-VI Failure[29] Suborbital launch.
19 May 2009, 23:55 Minotaur I TacSat-3 Success
30 June 2011, 03:09 Minotaur I USAF ORS-1 Satellite Success
7 September 2013, 03:27 Minotaur V LADEE mission to Lunar orbit Success
20 November 2013, 01:15 Minotaur I ORS 3, STPSat-3 Success
15 July 2020, 13:46 [30] Minotaur IV NROL-129 Success Classified NRO payload.
15 June 2021, 13:35 Minotaur I NROL-111 Success Classified NRO payload.

Launch Complex-2 (Pad 0C) edit

In October 2018, Rocket Lab announced that it had selected Mid-Atlantic as its second launch site (the launch site in Mahia had at the time 2 pads, so this was Rocket Lab's third launch pad) called Rocket Lab Launch Complex-2 (LC-2) or Launch Pad 0C (located at 37°50′00″N 75°29′18″W / 37.833266°N 75.4882304°W / 37.833266; -75.4882304 (Wallops Island Launch Complex-2)). The new launch pad is near Pad 0A (and shares some systems with Pad 0A).[31][32][33][34] Rockets launched from LC-2 are integrated at Rocket Lab's integration facility, located just a few miles away from the pad. They are transported to the pad and integrated onto the strongback.[35]

In December 2019, construction was completed and Rocket Lab inaugurated Launch Complex 2 at Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.[31] In April 2020, Rocket Lab performed a Wet Dress Rehearsal with an Electron rocket on the pad.[33]

The first launch from LC-2 successfully occurred on January 24, 2023. An Electron rocket carried three satellites to orbit in a mission named "Virginia is for Launch Lovers".[36][1][37]

Launches edit

Date (UTC) Vehicle Payload Result Remarks
24 January 2023, 23:00 Electron HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 Success First launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex-2.[38]
16 March 2023, 22:39 Electron Capella 9, 10 Success
18 June 2023, 01:25 Electron HASTE: DYNAMO-A Success First launch of the HASTE program; suborbital trajectory

Launch statistics edit

1
2
3
4

Chart excludes the only launch of Conestoga from pad 0A in 1995; the launch attempted to put a satellite into orbit but was unsuccessful. Chart also excludes the suborbital launch of ALV X-1 on 22 August 2008 from pad 0B.

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Launch Pad 0 LP 0 also known as Launch Complex 0 LC 0 2 3 or Launch Area 0 LA 0 is a launch complex at the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport MARS on Wallops Island Virginia in the United States MARS is located adjacent to NASA s Wallops Flight Facility WFF 2 which ran the launch complex until 2003 WFF continues to provide various support services to MARS launches under contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia Launch Pad 0The LP 0B left and LP 0A center with the large water tower Launch siteMARS WFF Short nameLP 0OperatorNASAVCSFATotal launches31Launch pad s 3LP 0A launch historyStatusActiveLaunches19First launch23 October 1995Conestoga 1620 MeteorLast launch2 August 2023Antares 230 Cygnus NG 19AssociatedrocketsConestoga retired Antares active LP 0B launch historyStatusActiveLaunches9First launch16 December 2006Minotaur I TacSat 2 GeneSatLast launch15 June 2021Minotaur I NROL 111AssociatedrocketsMinotaur I active ALV retired Minotaur IV active Minotaur V active LC 2 LP 0C launch historyStatusActiveLaunches3First launch24 January 2023 1 Electron HawkEye 360 Cluster 6Last launch18 June 2023Electron HASTE DYNAMO AAssociatedrocketsElectronMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates The launch complex consists of three individual launch pads LP 0A LP 0B and Launch Complex 2 LC 2 37 51 N 75 28 W 37 850 N 75 467 W 37 850 75 467 Contents 1 Launch Pads 1 1 Pad 0A 1 1 1 Gallery 1 1 2 Launches 1 2 Pad 0B 1 2 1 Gallery 1 2 2 Launches 1 3 Launch Complex 2 Pad 0C 1 3 1 Launches 2 Launch statistics 3 ReferencesLaunch Pads editPad 0A edit LP 0A located at 37 50 02 N 75 29 16 W 37 833959 N 75 4878331 W 37 833959 75 4878331 Wallops Island Launch Pad 0 A was first built for the failed Conestoga rocket program 4 The original launch tower was subsequently demolished in September 2008 5 A new pad facility was built from 2009 2011 for Orbital Sciences Taurus II now renamed Antares 6 Pad modifications for Antares included the construction of a Horizontal Integration Facility for launcher payload mating and a wheeled transporter erector that will roll out and erect the rocket on its launch pad about 24 hours prior to launch 6 The first launch of Antares occurred on April 21 2013 7 The pad was reinforced with pilings and features a liquid fueling facility flame trench and deluge system for cooling and sound suppression The pad is capable of supporting a gross liftoff weight of 453 6 metric tons 1 000 000 lb and can launch payloads of up to 5 035 kilograms 11 100 lb into low Earth orbit 8 On October 28 2014 an Orbital Systems Antares rocket flying as mission Cygnus CRS Orb 3 crashed 6 seconds after takeoff and appeared to have done significant damage to the launch pad itself On October 29 2014 teams of investigators began examining debris at the crash site 9 By May 2015 estimates had been revised down to around US 13 million At that time NASA had committed US 5 million Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority committed US 3 million and Orbital ATK US 3 million Repairs were underway and planned to be completed by September 2015 but repairs were only funded up to August with Virginia CSFA requesting that Orbital provide the remaining US 2 million On September 30 2015 the spaceport announced repairs on pad 0A had been completed 10 The launch pad resumed flight operations with the Cygnus CRS OA 5 mission on October 17 2016 11 In March 2021 Rocket Lab announced that they would launch their upcoming medium lift launch vehicle Neutron from LP 0A 12 with the initial launch planned for as early as 2024 13 However Rocket Lab later opted to construct their own Neutron launch site south of Pad 0B Antares will continue flights from Pad 0A indefinitely as Northrop Grumman transitions from the 200 series to the 300 series of the rocket Said transition will require moderate renovations to the pad and surrounding facilities in order to support the upgrade rocket s larger first stage 14 Gallery edit nbsp Conestoga 1620 on pad 1995 nbsp Antares 110 on pad Antares A One 2013 nbsp Antares 120 on pad CRS Orb 1 2014 nbsp Antares 130 on pad CRS Orb 3 2014 nbsp The Pad 0A facilities the day after the October 28 2014 launch failure nbsp Antares 230 on pad CRS OA 8E 2017 nbsp Antares 230 on pad Cygnus NG 12 2019 nbsp Pad 0A used by Antares is second from the near end next to the tall water tower Launches edit Date UTC Vehicle Payload Result Remarks23 October 1995 22 02 Conestoga 1620 Meteor recoverable experimental satellite Failure The only orbital launch attempt of Conestoga 21 April 2013 21 00 Antares 110 Antares A ONE Success 15 18 September 2013 14 58 Antares 110 Cygnus Orb D1 Success 16 COTS Demo Mission9 January 2014 18 07 17 18 19 Antares 120 Cygnus CRS Orb 1 Success First Cygnus ISS re supply mission 13 July 2014 16 52 20 Antares 120 Cygnus CRS Orb 2 Success ISS re supply mission 28 October 2014 22 22 21 Antares 130 Cygnus CRS Orb 3 Failure 22 Pad damaged by explosion and fire 17 October 2016 23 45 23 Antares 230 Cygnus CRS OA 5 Success ISS re supply mission 12 November 2017 12 19 Antares 230 Cygnus CRS OA 8E Success ISS re supply mission 21 May 2018 08 44 Antares 230 Cygnus CRS OA 9E Success ISS re supply mission 17 November 2018 09 01 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 10 Success ISS re supply mission 17 April 2019 16 46 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 11 Success ISS re supply mission 2 November 2019 13 59 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 12 Success ISS re supply mission 15 February 2020 20 21 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 13 Success ISS re supply mission 3 October 2020 02 16 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 14 Success ISS re supply mission 20 February 2021 17 36 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 15 Success ISS re supply mission 10 August 2021 22 01 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 16 Success ISS re supply mission 19 February 2022 17 40 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 17 Success ISS re supply mission 7 November 2022 10 32 Antares 230 Cygnus NG 18 Success ISS re supply mission Pad 0B edit LP 0B located at 37 49 52 N 75 29 29 W 37 8311576 N 75 4913829 W 37 8311576 75 4913829 Wallops Island Launch Pad 0 B became operational in 1999 24 and was subsequently upgraded in 2003 with the construction of a mobile service tower which was completed in 2004 25 It is active and is currently used by Northrop Grumman Minotaur rockets The first launch from LP 0B was of a Minotaur I in December 2006 26 and was the first launch from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0B hosted the Minotaur V launch of the LADEE lunar orbiter in 2013 becoming the first and so far only beyond Earth mission to launch from Wallops On October 19 2017 Vector Launch announced plans to conduct three launches from near Pad 0B with its then in development Vector R small satellite launch vehicle over the subsequent two years with an option for five additional launches 27 However following the company s bankruptcy and restructuring plans for these launches are unlikely Gallery edit nbsp ALV X 1 2008 nbsp Minotaur I launch TacSat 3 2009 nbsp Minotaur I on pad ORS 1 2011 nbsp Gantry at Pad 0B on Sept 4 2013 nbsp Minotaur V on pad LADEE 2013 nbsp Minotaur I launch STPSat 3 2013Launches edit Date UTC Vehicle Payload Result Remarks16 December 2006 12 00 Minotaur I TacSat 2 GeneSat 1 Success 28 24 April 2007 06 48 Minotaur I NFIRE Success 28 22 August 2008 09 10 ALV X 1 Hy BoLT SOAREX VI Failure 29 Suborbital launch 19 May 2009 23 55 Minotaur I TacSat 3 Success30 June 2011 03 09 Minotaur I USAF ORS 1 Satellite Success7 September 2013 03 27 Minotaur V LADEE mission to Lunar orbit Success20 November 2013 01 15 Minotaur I ORS 3 STPSat 3 Success15 July 2020 13 46 30 Minotaur IV NROL 129 Success Classified NRO payload 15 June 2021 13 35 Minotaur I NROL 111 Success Classified NRO payload Launch Complex 2 Pad 0C edit In October 2018 Rocket Lab announced that it had selected Mid Atlantic as its second launch site the launch site in Mahia had at the time 2 pads so this was Rocket Lab s third launch pad called Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 LC 2 or Launch Pad 0C located at 37 50 00 N 75 29 18 W 37 833266 N 75 4882304 W 37 833266 75 4882304 Wallops Island Launch Complex 2 The new launch pad is near Pad 0A and shares some systems with Pad 0A 31 32 33 34 Rockets launched from LC 2 are integrated at Rocket Lab s integration facility located just a few miles away from the pad They are transported to the pad and integrated onto the strongback 35 In December 2019 construction was completed and Rocket Lab inaugurated Launch Complex 2 at Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport 31 In April 2020 Rocket Lab performed a Wet Dress Rehearsal with an Electron rocket on the pad 33 The first launch from LC 2 successfully occurred on January 24 2023 An Electron rocket carried three satellites to orbit in a mission named Virginia is for Launch Lovers 36 1 37 Launches edit Date UTC Vehicle Payload Result Remarks24 January 2023 23 00 Electron HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 Success First launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 38 16 March 2023 22 39 Electron Capella 9 10 Success18 June 2023 01 25 Electron HASTE DYNAMO A Success First launch of the HASTE program suborbital trajectoryLaunch statistics edit1 2 3 4 2006 2011 2013 2016 2020 Antares 0A Minotaur I 0B Minotaur IV 0B Minotaur V 0B Electron 2 Chart excludes the only launch of Conestoga from pad 0A in 1995 the launch attempted to put a satellite into orbit but was unsuccessful Chart also excludes the suborbital launch of ALV X 1 on 22 August 2008 from pad 0B References edit a b Harwood William 2023 01 24 Rocket Lab launches 3 satellites in first mission from U S soil CBS News Retrieved 2023 01 25 a b Commercial Space Transportation License LSO 02 007 PDF FAA Retrieved 23 April 2013 Facility Access Plan PDF Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport MARS p 1 2 2 Archived from the original PDF on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 24 April 2013 Wade Mark Wallops Island LA0A Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 2008 11 20 Retrieved 2009 01 21 Launch Tower Demolition GMB 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