Complexes 40 and 41
Now known as SLC-40 and SLC-41, these complexes were built as part of an Integrate-Transfer-Launch (ITL) facility and are located at the north end of CCAS. The primary facilities in the ITL area include the Vertical Integration Build (VIB) (where the core vehicles and payloads are assembled); the Solid Motor Assembly Building (SMAB) (where the solid motors are built up from their individual segments); the Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility (SMARF) (where the core vehicles and the solids are mated); and the pad’s
themselves. When these facilities were initially constructed in the early 60’s, they supported the TITAN IIIC vehicle. Since that time, and with required upgrades, they supported the TITAN 34D and TITAN IV. Complex
41 was also the site of two major NASA launches. The 1975 TITAN IIIE/CENTAUR
launch series comprising the VIKING missions to Mars and, in 1977, the VOYAGER missions to the outer planets. Deactivated from 1977 to 1986, pad 41 was refurbished and upgraded to support the Titan IV program. Pad 40 was also renovated between 1990 and 1993. Pad 41 has been selected as the future site for the Lockheed Martin proposed EELV Atlas common core vehicle configuration with a planned first launch scheduled for the third quarter of 2001.
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