page_title: Pershing missile launches
hierarchical_section_title: Pershing missile launches
caption_attribution_description: English: Several Pershing II missiles are prepared for launching at Fort Bliss McGregor Range, 12/01/1987
context_page_description: From 1960 to 1988 there were Pershing missile launches for testing from various sites in the US. The systems included the Pershing 1 Field Artillery Missile System, the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System and the Pershing II Weapon System. Initial launches were from what is now the Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral, Florida using Launch Complex 30A using the dismounted erector launcher. Later launches were from the full transporter erector launcher. Further launches were conducted at White Sands Missile Range using tactical equipment. The Pershing 1 and 1a had a range of 740 kilometres, thus launches were from various subinstallations into WSMR. The two-stage Pershing II had a range of 1,770 kilometres, thus launches at WSMR used a single-stage missile with two-stage launches at Cape Canaveral.
context_section_description: From 1960 to 1988 there were Pershing missile launches for testing from various sites in the US. The systems included the Pershing 1 Field Artillery Missile System, the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System and the Pershing II Weapon System. Initial launches were from what is now the Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral, Florida using Launch Complex 30A using the dismounted erector launcher. Later launches were from the full transporter erector launcher (TEL). Further launches were conducted at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) using tactical equipment. The Pershing 1 and 1a had a range of 740 kilometres (460 mi), thus launches were from various subinstallations into WSMR. The two-stage Pershing II had a range of 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi), thus launches at WSMR used a single-stage missile with two-stage launches at Cape Canaveral.
caption: Three single-stage Pershing II missiles prepared for launch at McGregor Range (1 December 1987)
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