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{{Short description|launch complex at Kennedy Space Center}} |
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{{Infobox launch pad |
{{Infobox launch pad |
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| name = Launch Complex 48 |
| name = Launch Complex 48 |
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| image = LC-48 EIS Image--002.jpg |
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| caption = A render of Launch Complex 48 |
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| location = [[Kennedy Space Center]] |
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| short = LC-48 |
| short = LC-48 |
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| operator = [[NASA]] |
| operator = [[NASA]]<br>[[Exploration Ground Systems]] |
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| time_zone = [[Eastern Standard Time|EST]] |
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| time_zone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |
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| established = October 2020 |
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| pads = 1 (planned 2) |
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{{Infobox launch pad/pad |
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| status = Construction completed |
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'''Launch Complex 48''' ('''LC-48''') is a multi-user launch site for small launchers and spacecraft. It is located south of [[Launch Complex 39A]] and north of [[Space Launch Complex 41]].<ref name="Kelly_FloridaToday_SLC-48">{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Emre |title=Meet Launch Complex 48, NASA's new small rocket pad at Kennedy Space Center |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/06/14/meet-launch-complex-48-nasa-new-pad-kennedy-space-center-florida/1408175001/ |website=Florida Today | |
'''Launch Complex 48''' ('''LC-48''') is a multi-user launch site for small launchers and spacecraft. It is located south of [[Launch Complex 39A]] and north of [[Space Launch Complex 41]].<ref name="Kelly_FloridaToday_SLC-48">{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Emre |title=Meet Launch Complex 48, NASA's new small rocket pad at Kennedy Space Center |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/06/14/meet-launch-complex-48-nasa-new-pad-kennedy-space-center-florida/1408175001/ |website=Florida Today |accessdate=7 January 2020 |language=en |date=14 June 2019}}</ref> LC-48 is designed as a "clean pad" to support multiple launch systems with differing propellant needs. While initially only planned to have a single pad, the complex is capable of being expanded to two at a later date.{{sfn|''Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48'',|2019|pp=ii-iii|loc=Proposed Action}} With another pad constructed, LC-48 could support up to 104 launches per year, though actual usage is expected to be well below that.<ref name="Kelly_FloridaToday_SLC-48" /> The construction of LC-48 is completed on December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-12-23|title=NASA opens new launchpad at Kennedy Space Center meant to serve multiple commercial launch customers – TechCrunch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/22/nasa-opens-new-launchpad-at-kennedy-space-center-meant-to-serve-multiple-commercial-launch-customers/}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | NASA had previously constructed [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39C|LC-39C]] within the bounds of [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39B|LC-39B]] with the purpose of serving small launchers, but the operational constraints of sharing the site on a non-interference basis with both the [[Space Launch System]] and [[OmegA]] launch vehicles, along with greater interest by commercial parties than originally anticipated, led NASA to pursue the construction of a dedicated launch site for this class of vehicles.{{sfn|''Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48'',|2019|p=4}} |
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The construction of LC-48 began in November 2019 but was halted in March 2020 due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Construction was resumed in June 2020, with the completion of the first pad in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Anthony|last1=Iemole|access-date=2020-12-23|title=Kennedy Space Center Expands as Launch Complex 48 Opens for Operations|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/12/kennedy-expands-complex-48-opens/|date=2020-12-22}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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LC-48 is designed as a "clean pad" to support multiple launch systems with differing propellant needs. While initially only planned to have a single pad, the complex is capable of being expanded to two at a later date.{{sfn|''Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48'',|2019|pp=ii-iii|loc=Proposed Action}} With another pad constructed, LC-48 could support up to 104 launches per year, though actual usage is expected to be well below that.<ref name="Kelly_FloridaToday_SLC-48" /> |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--001.jpg|The location of the Launch Complex 48 site |
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NASA had previously constructed [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39#Launch Complex 39C|LC-39C]] within the bounds of [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B|LC-39B]] with the purpose of serving small launchers, but the operational constraints of sharing the site on a non-interference basis with both the [[Space Launch System]] and [[OmegA]] |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--003.jpg|A render of the two-pad LC-48 |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--021.jpg|A composite photo of a two-pad LC-48 |
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As of May 2024, LC-48 has seen no launches, and none are currently planned from the complex. |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--022.jpg|Ditto |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--019.jpg|A render of [[Boeing]]'s [[XS-1 (spacecraft)#Boeing XS-1 Phantom_Express|XS-1 Phantom Express]] launch vehicle on LC-48 |
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File:LC-48 EIS Image--020.jpg|From another angle |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[ |
* [[Kennedy Space Center]] |
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* [[List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites]] |
* [[List of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island launch sites]] |
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* [[Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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===Sources=== |
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* {{cite book |title=Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48 |date=19 February 2019 |publisher=NASA |url=https://netspublic.grc.nasa.gov/main/LC%2048%20Environmental%20Assessment%20with%20Appendices_02.19.2019.pdf | |
* {{cite book |title=Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48 |date=19 February 2019 |publisher=NASA |url=https://netspublic.grc.nasa.gov/main/LC%2048%20Environmental%20Assessment%20with%20Appendices_02.19.2019.pdf |accessdate=7 January 2020 |ref={{SfnRef|''Draft Environmental Assessment for Launch Complex 48'',|2019}} |language=en}} |
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* [https://masterplan.ksc.nasa.gov/ Kennedy Space Center Master Plan] at KSC.NASA.gov |
* [https://masterplan.ksc.nasa.gov/ Kennedy Space Center Master Plan] at KSC.NASA.gov |
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* [https://www.spaceflorida.gov/spaceport-development/ Spaceport Development – Space Florida] at SpaceFlorida.gov |
* [https://www.spaceflorida.gov/spaceport-development/ Spaceport Development – Space Florida] at SpaceFlorida.gov |
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* [https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/06/14/meet-launch-complex-48-nasa-new-pad-kennedy-space-center-florida/1408175001/ LC-48 Completed] at floridaytoday.com |
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