Launch Complex 4300 C-6

Also Known As: None

• Scout Scramjet
• Blue Scout Jr.

Other Programs: None

Cost: Not stated

Launch Complex Highlights

• Built for the U.S. Air Force in 1963 as a Blue Scout Jr. launch facility
• Located directly northeast of SLC-10 and consists of a single missile launch shelter
• Building is constructed of poured reinforced concrete foundation with steel panel walls bolted to a steel frame and a medium pitched gable roof
• Two doors on the roof of the shelter open to allow a probe launch from a retractable launcher
• 17 December 1963 - Single launch of Blue Scout Jr. with a space probe. Launch was performed by a Strategic Air Command (SAC) crew.
• 11 January 1967 - Single launch of Scout Scramjet consisting of a Scout first stage and Scramjet upper stage. Launch was performed by an Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) crew.
• Only two launches were made from this complex
• Site has been decommissioned and equipment removed