0 s ▁for ▁the ▁un mann ed ▁R anger ▁and ▁L un ar ▁Or b iter ▁programs ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁Mar iner ▁inter plan et ary ▁prob es . ▁The ▁Atlas - C enta ur ▁launch ▁complex ▁L C - 3 6 ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Survey or ▁un mann ed ▁lun ar ▁landing ▁program ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁Mar iner ▁prob es ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁NASA ▁has ▁also ▁launched ▁communic ations ▁and ▁weather ▁sat ell ites ▁from ▁La unch ▁Comple xes ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁ 4 1 , ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁its ▁T itan ▁II IC ▁and ▁T itan ▁IV ▁rock ets . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁powerful ▁T itan ▁III E ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁heavy - l ift ▁vehicle ▁for ▁NASA , ▁launch ing ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁and ▁Vo y ager ▁series ▁of ▁planet ary ▁space craft ▁and ▁the ▁Cass ini – H u yg ens ▁Sat urn ▁pro be ▁from ▁L C - 4 1 . ▁ ▁Three ▁Cape ▁C ana ver al ▁p ads ▁are ▁currently ▁operated ▁by ▁NASA ▁and ▁private ▁industry ▁for ▁civil ian ▁launch es : ▁S LC - 4 1 ▁for ▁the ▁Atlas ▁V ▁and ▁S LC - 3 7 B ▁for ▁the ▁D elta ▁IV , ▁both ▁for ▁United ▁La unch ▁Alliance ▁heavy ▁pay loads ; ▁and ▁S