▁un mann ed ▁U . S . ▁ro cket , ▁the ▁T itan ▁IV , ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁With ▁increased ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁le ased ▁launch ▁pad ▁by ▁private ▁company ▁Space X , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁launch ▁support ▁operations ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁are ▁planning ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁launch es ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁fifty ▁percent ▁increase ▁over ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁launch ▁rate . ▁ ▁Space X ▁has ▁res erv ations ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ten ▁of ▁those ▁launch es ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁an ▁option ▁for ▁an ▁ele vent h . ▁ ▁Un cre wed ▁launch es ▁at ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁United ▁States ▁satellite ▁launch , ▁Explorer ▁ 1 , ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁Ball istic ▁Miss ile ▁Agency ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁( UTC ) ▁from ▁C ana ver al ' s ▁L C - 2 6 A ▁ ▁using ▁a ▁Jun o ▁I ▁R S - 2 9 ▁miss ile . ▁NASA ' s ▁first ▁launch , ▁P ione er ▁ 1 , ▁came ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁from ▁L C - 1 7 A ▁using ▁a ▁Thor - A ble ▁ro cket . ▁ ▁Besides ▁Project ▁Gem ini , ▁the ▁Atlas - A gen a ▁launch ▁complex es ▁L C - 1 2 ▁and ▁L C - 1 3 ▁were ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6