Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3

Launch Area 3 (LA-3) at the Wallops Flight Facility is a launch complex which was used, mostly by Scout rockets, between 1960 and 1985. Forty-one Scout launches occurred from the complex, making both orbital and suborbital. In addition, four Nike sounding rockets were launched from the complex in 1970.

Launch Area 3 contains two launch pads, Area 3 and Area 3A. Area 3, also known as the Mk.I launcher, was used by eighteen Scout rockets between 1960 and 1964. The first launch from the complex, on 18 April 1960, was the maiden flight of the Scout rocket, using the Scout X configuration. The last Scout launch from the pad occurred on 6 November 1964. On 7 March 1970, a Nike-Apache and four Nike-Iroquois rockets were launched from the complex.

The upgraded Launch Area 3A, or Mk.II launcher, replaced the original Launch Area 3. It was used for twenty-three Scout launches, starting on 20 July 1964. The last launch from the complex occurred on 13 December 1985.

See also

• Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 18
• San Marco platform
• Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5

References

Scout rockets
Main articles	Scout family List of Scout launches
Rockets	Scout X Scout X Scout X-1 Scout X-1A Scout X-2 Scout X-2B Scout X-2M Scout X-3 Scout X-3A Scout X-3C Scout X-3M Scout X-4 Scout X-4A Scout X-5C Blue Scout Blue Scout Junior Blue Scout I Blue Scout II Later Series Scout A Scout A-1 Scout B Scout B-1 Scout D-1 Scout E-1 Scout F-1 Scout G-1 Scout 2 Test Vehicle Cancelled Scout A-2 Scout B-2 Scout C Scout 2 Other RAM-B
Launch sites	Arguello LC-A LC-D Canaveral LC-18 San Marco Vandenberg SLC-5 Wallops LA-3
Components	Alcyone Algol Altair Antares Castor MG-18 NOTS-17