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At the military base are several Space Launch Complexes (SLC) used for launching payloads into polar orbits, with some of them currently active and more slated for future reactivation. Additionally, there are dozens of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch Facilities (LF) at Vandenberg used for testing the missiles over the Pacific.
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2024, including launches planned for 2024 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.
The launch from Vandenberg inaugurated the intermediate-range ballistic missile portion of the Pacific Missile Range and was fired by a crew from the 1st Missile Division. The first successful launch of a Thor IRBM by a Royal Air Force crew took place at Vandenberg AFB on 16 April 1959. The launch was part of integrated weapon system training.
Launch of 47 Starlink v1.5 satellites to a 530 km (330 mi) orbit at an inclination of 43° to expand internet constellation. This launch from Vandenberg achieved a record-breaking low orbital inclination of 43° for a rocket launched from the West Coast of the United States. Previous Starlink Group 9 launches to 43° had been conducted from the ...
First of six launches for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1(Tranche 1A Mission). Q2 (TBD) [128] Falcon 9 Block 5: Vandenberg SLC-4E: SpaceX: Rivada × 24 Rivada Space Networks: Low Earth Communications Second of twelve launches for Rivada Space Networks' 300-satellite constellation. Q2 (TBD) [128] Falcon 9 Block 5 ...
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2025, including launches planned for 2025 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2025, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2025.
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 West (VAFB SLC-2W) 1 of 19 for $1200 [16] 2009.02.24 Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) [launch failure] Taurus XL: Vandenberg AFB Launch Complex 576 (VAFB LC-576) 2009.03.06 Kepler: Delta II 7925-10L Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 (CCAFS SLC 17) 1 of 19 for $1200 [16] 2009.05.05
Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) is a United States Space Force space launch delta, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing, assigned to Space Systems Command and headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The Space Launch Delta 30 is responsible for all space launch operations from the west coast, which