Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17 is a launch site at Merritt Island, Florida. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 744 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) First stage erection of a Delta II 7925-10L for STEREO launch. ... The Delta II family of launch vehicles was designed and built by Boeings Integrated Defense Systems division and has been in service since 1989. ... This article is about the spacecraft and the mission. ... The Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees. ... Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about exploration vehicle to Mars. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ... The Delta family of rockets is used in an expendable launch system that has provided space launch capability for the United States since 1960. ... The Delta II family of launch vehicles was designed and built by Boeings Integrated Defense Systems division and has been in service since 1989. ... Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... In Greek mythology, Hesiod mentions Themis among the six sons and six daughters—of whom Cronos was one—of Gaia and Ouranos, that is, of Earth with Sky. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ... The Delta family of rockets is used in an expendable launch system that has provided space launch capability for the United States since 1960. ... The Delta II family of launch vehicles was designed and built by Boeings Integrated Defense Systems division and has been in service since 1989. ... Delta III could refer to: The Boeing Delta III rocket, an American launch vehicle of the 1990s The Delta III class submarine of the Russian Navy Category: ... The Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. ... Merritt Island is: An island (strictly, part of a peninsula) in Brevard County, Florida, on Floridas Atlantic coast a town located on the island Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, also located on the island The island Merritt Island is not strictly an island at all, but part of a... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

It was first built in 1956 for the Thor ballistic missile program, but later was used to launch probes to the Moon and planets, solar observatories and weather satellites.^[1] Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ... Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ...

LC 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station features two active expendable launch vehicle (ELV) launch pads, 17-A and 17-B. The pads are run by the US Air Force's 45th Space Wing and have supported more than 300 military, NASA and commercial missile and rocket launches. Pad 17-A supported its first Thor missile launch on August 30, 1957, and Pad 17-B supported its first Thor launch on January 25, 1957. The site was upgraded in the early 1960s to support a variety of more modern Expendable Launch Vehicles, which were derived from the basic Thor booster. The modern ELVs based on Thor came to be called the Delta family of rockets.^[1] An expendable launch system is a single-use launch vehicle usually used to launch a payload into space. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Delta family of rockets is used in an expendable launch system that has provided space launch capability for the United States since 1960. ...

Thirty-five early Delta rocket missions were launched from Complex 17 between the beginning of 1960 and the end of 1965. At that time the complex was run by the Air Force. The Air Force transferred Complex 17 to NASA in 1965, but the site was returned to the Air Force in 1988 to support the Delta II program.^[1] Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The Delta II family of launch vehicles was designed and built by Boeings Integrated Defense Systems division and has been in service since 1989. ...

As Delta II launches continued over the next decade, Pad 17-B was modified in 1997 to support a new, more powerful launch vehicle, the Delta III. The Delta III made its first successful launch debut on Pad 17-B August 23, 2000.^[1] Through the 90s, satellite masses were growing steadily. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Among the major NASA missions launched from the complex were the Explorer and Pioneer space probes, all of the Orbiting Solar Observatories, Solar Maximum, Biological Satellites (BIOS), Television Infrared Observations Satellites (TIROS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES).^[1] The Explorer program was the United Statess first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite . ... The US Pioneer program of unmanned space missions was designed for planetary exploration. ... Solar maximum or solar max is the period of greatest solar activity in the solar cycle of the sun. ... TIROS, or Television Infrared Observation Satellite, was a series of early weather satellites launched by NASA, beginning with TIROS-1 in 1960. ... The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program is a key element in United States National Weather Service (NWS) operations. ...

These probes and satellites have, among many other things, revealed much about the Moon and our neighboring planets and continue to provide people across the world critical weather information on a daily basis.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} NASA - http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/elvnew/messenger/lc17.htm

• Florida Today database of all launches

See also

• Thor
• Delta
• Delta II
• Delta III
• Merritt Island
• List of Merritt Island launch sites

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