>[!summary]
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), located at [[NASA]]'s [Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallops_Flight_Facility), is the company’s U.S.-based launch site for mid- and high-inclination orbital missions. Designed to support up to 12 [[Electron]] launches annually, LC-2 features a state-of-the-art Vehicle Integration Facility (VIF) and a NASA-certified Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) for safe and efficient operations.
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Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 represents a new responsive launch capability for the United States on home soil. Tailored specifically for U.S. government small satellite missions, Launch Complex 2 can support up to 12 missions per year.
## 📍Location
41 N Seawall Rd, Wallops Island, Virginia USA
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## 🏭 Facilities
### Launch Pad 0C
**Location**: [37°49'59.8"N 75°29'17.6"W](https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B049'59.8%22N+75%C2%B029'17.6%22W/@37.8332723,-75.4886878,263m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d37.8332778!4d-75.4882222!5m1!1e2?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
**66 Metric Ton Launch Platform and 7.6 Ton strongback**
### 🛠️ Electron Integration and Control Facility (ICF)
State-of-the-art launch control center, payload integration factory and vehicle integration area capable of supporting multiple Electrons.
## 📰 News
%%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start
```
table customer as "Customer", launch_date as "Date", location as "Location", vehicle as "Vehicle", target_orbit + " | " + payload_mass as "Orbit & Mass", outcome as "Outcome"
from "Launch/Launches"
where location = [[Launch Complex 2#Launch Pad 0C]]
sort launch_date desc
```
%%
| File | Customer | Date | Location | Vehicle | Orbit & Mass | Outcome |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------- |
| [[Launch/Launches/057 - Stonehenge.md\|057 - Stonehenge]] | Unknown* | 2024-12-13 00:00 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 2.md#Launch Pad 0C\|LC2-0]] | [[Launch/HASTE.md\|HASTE]] | Suborbital \| unknown | ✅ Success |
| [[Launch/Launches/055 - HASTE A La Vista.md\|055 - HASTE A La Vista]] | [[Organization/Partners/U.S. Department of Defense.md\|U.S. Department of Defense]] | 2024-11-24 06:00 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 2.md#Launch Pad 0C\|LC2-0]] | [[Launch/HASTE.md\|HASTE]] | Suborbital \| unknown | ✅ Success |
| [[Launch/Launches/046 - Live And Let Fly.md\|046 - Live And Let Fly]] | [[Organization/Partners/National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).md\|National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)]] | 2024-03-21 06:40 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 2.md#Launch Pad 0C\|LC2-0]] | [[Launch/Electron.md\|Electron]] | Classified \| Classified | ✅ Success |
| [[Launch/Launches/038 - Scout's Arrow.md\|038 - Scout's Arrow]] | [[Organization/Partners/Leidos.md\|Leidos]] | 2023-06-18 01:24 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 2.md#Launch Pad 0C\|LC2-0]] | [[Launch/HASTE.md\|HASTE]] | Suborbital \| unknown | ✅ Success |
| [[Launch/Launches/034 - Stronger Together.md\|034 - Stronger Together]] | [[Organization/Partners/Capella Space.md\|Capella Space]] | 2023-03-16 22:38 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 2.md#Launch Pad 0C\|LC2-0]] | [[Launch/Electron.md\|Electron]] | 600 km \| 44° \| 224 kg | ✅ Success |
| [[Launch/Launches/033 - Virginia is for Launch Lovers.md\|033 - Virginia is for Launch Lovers]] | [[Organization/Partners/HawkEye 360.md\|HawkEye 360]] | 2023-01-24 23:00 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 2.md#Launch Pad 0C\|LC2-0]] | [[Launch/Electron.md\|Electron]] | 550 km \| 40.5° \| 40 kg | ✅ Success |
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## 🚀 Launches from LC-2
Here's a list of all launches from LC-2, for more info on all launches see [[Launches]]
%%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start
```
table launch_date
from "Launch/Launches"
where location = [[Launch Complex 2]]
sort launch_date desc
```
%%
| File | launch_date |
| ---- | ----------- |
%%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end%%
## 📽️ Media
### [📸 Image Gallery of LC-2](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72157716859992311/)
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