Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8
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.jpg) A Minotaur rocket launches Streak from SLC-8. |
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| Launch site | Vandenberg AFB Previously California Spaceport |
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| Location | 34.5762°N 120.6324°W |
| Short name | SLC-8 |
| Operator | US Air Force Previously California Spaceport |
| Total launches | 5 |
| Launch pad(s) | 1 |
| Minimum / maximum orbital inclination | 51° – 145° |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launches | 5 |
| First launch | JAWSAT, 27 January 2000 |
| Last launch | FORMOSAT-3, 15 April 2006 |
| Associated rockets | Minotaur (current) |
Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), is a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. It is used by Minotaur rockets. It was originally part of the California Spaceport, and was known as the Commercial Launch Facility (CLF) or Space Launch Facility (SLF).
As of September 2008, five Minotaur I rockets have been launched from SLC-8. The next scheduled launch from the complex is the maiden flight of the Minotaur IV, in early 2009, with the SBSS satellite.
[edit] References
- Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/vangslc8.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.
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