Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base, previously Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing.- Type: Aerodrome
- Also known as: “Vandenberg SFB”
- Historically known as: “Cooke Air Force Base”, “Vandenberg AFB”, and “Vandenberg Air Force Base”
Vandenberg Space Force Base
- Categories: military installation and transport
- Location: California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.73724° or 34° 44′ 14″ north
Longitude
-120.58407° or 120° 35′ 3″ west
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
IATA airport code
VBG
ICAO airport code
KVBG
FAA airport code
VBG
Open location code
846XPCP8+V9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Vandenberg Space Force Base” goes by many names.
- French: “Vandenberg Space Force Base”
- German: “Vandenberg Space Force Base”
- Portuguese: “Base da Força Espacial de Vandenberg”
- Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Espacial Vandenberg”
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Places to explore: Tangair and Vandenberg SFB.
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Highlights: Radiosonde Launch Site and Vandenberg Launch Complex 395 D.
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