Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4

Space Launch Complex 4 is a launch and landing site at , California, U.S. It has two pads, both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 for SpaceX landings.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
  • Also known as: “PALC 2”, “Point Arguello Launch Complex 2”, “SLC-4”, “SLC4”, “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4”, “Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4”, “Vandenberg SFB SLC-4”, “Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 4”, “Vandenberg SLC-4”, and “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 and Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5.

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Space Launch Complex 3 is a launch site at that consists of two separate launch pads. Space Launch Complex 3 East was used by the Atlas V launch vehicle before it was decommissioned in August 2021 with the final launch taking place on November 10, 2022, at 09:49, while Space Launch Complex 3 West has been demolished. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4.

Space Launch Complex 5 is a decommissioned launch pad at in , United States. Initially constructed as Launch Complex D in 1961, the facility was used by the Scout family of launch vehicles from 1962 to 1994, carrying a variety of payloads for agencies like NASA, the United States Navy, and the United States Air Force. is situated 2 miles south of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4.

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4

Latitude
34.63411° or 34° 38′ 3″ north
Longitude
-120.61247° or 120° 36′ 45″ west
Operator
SpaceX
Open location code
846XJ9MQ+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133585927
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­launch_complex
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q2510106
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Thai—“Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “complex de llançament Vandenberg 4”
  • Chinese: “4號航天發射複合體”
  • Chinese: “範登堡空軍基地4號空間發射複合體”
  • Chinese: “範登堡空軍基地4號航天發射複合體”
  • Chinese: “範登堡空軍基地4號航太發射複合體”
  • Chinese: “范登堡空军基地4号航天发射复合体”
  • Chinese: “范登堡空軍基地4号空间发射复合体”
  • Chinese: “范登堡空軍基地4號航太發射複合體”
  • Czech: “Startovací komplex 4 na Vandenbergově letecké základně”
  • Dutch: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Dutch: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch and Landing Complex 4”
  • Finnish: “Vandenberg AFB SLC-4”
  • French: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4”
  • German: “SLC-4”
  • German: “Space Launch Complex 4”
  • German: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Hebrew: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר ונדנבגר מתחם שיגור 4”
  • Hungarian: “Vandenberg légibázis, 4. indítóállás”
  • Indonesian: “Kompleks Peluncuran Antariksa 4 Vandenberg”
  • Indonesian: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Italian: “Complesso di lancio 4”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ宇宙軍基地第4発射施設”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ空軍基地第4発射施設”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ空軍基地第4複合発射施設”
  • Russian: “SLC-4”
  • Slovenian: “SLC-4”
  • Slovenian: “Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Slovenian: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Spanish: “SLC-4”
  • Spanish: “Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Swedish: “SLC-4”
  • Swedish: “Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Swedish: “Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Swedish: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4”
  • Thai: “ศูนย์ปล่อยยานอวกาศแวนเดนเบิร์ก 4”

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