Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36

Launch Complex 36
	LC-36A in April 2026, during the launch of a New Glenn rocket
	Interactive map of Launch Complex 36
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Coordinates	28°28′14″N 80°32′24″W / 28.47056°N 80.54000°W
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Short name	LC-36
Operator	United States Space Force (owner); Space Florida (tenant); Blue Origin (subtenant)
Total launches	148
Launch pad	2
Orbital inclination ; range	28° - 57°
Status
LC-36A launch history
Status	Undergoing reconstruction
Launches	72
First launch	May 18, 1962; Atlas-Centaur (AC-1)
Last launch	April 19, 2026; New Glenn 7×2 (Bluebird 7)
Associated; rockets	Suspended: New Glenn 7×2; Retired: Atlas-Centaur, Atlas II; Plans cancelled: Athena III;
LC-36B launch history
Status	Under construction
Launches	76
First launch	August 11, 1965; Atlas-Centaur (Surveyor SD-2)
Last launch	February 3, 2005; Atlas III (NROL-23)
Associated; rockets	Future: New Glenn 9×4; Retired: Atlas-Centaur, Atlas G, Atlas I, Atlas II, Atlas III; Plans cancelled: Athena III;

Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) is a launch complex located at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Located south of the Missile Row launch range, the complex originally consisted of two pads—designated LC-36A and LC-36B—to support the flights of Atlas launch vehicles equipped with a Centaur upper stage. From the 1960s to the 1980s, LC-36 was used by NASA and the United States Air Force to launch many payloads from the Atlas-Centaur and its derivatives, including the Pioneer, Surveyor, and Mariner probes. During the late 1980s, LC-36B was also used to launch the Atlas G, and General Dynamics (and later Lockheed Martin) modified the two pads to support the larger Atlas I, Atlas II, and Atlas III throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Following the Atlas program's relocation to Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in 2005, LC-36 stood vacant until Blue Origin acquired the lease in 2015 for use by their heavy-lift New Glenn rocket. The company made extensive modifications to the complex during this time, including demolishing 36A and 36B, rebuilding one large 36A in their place, as well as integrating the neighboring Launch Complex 11 (LC-11) into the facility. Following this large-scale renovation, the new era of LC-36 commenced with the maiden flight of New Glenn in January 2025. On May 28, 2026, a catastrophic failure during a static fire attempt of New Glenn resulted in significant damage to the pad.

Blue Origin plans to build a new LC-36B, even larger than the rebuilt LC-36A, capable of supporting the larger 9×4 variant of New Glenn.