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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at in . Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch didn't occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
  • Also known as: “SLC-6”, “SLC6”, “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6”, “Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 6”, “Vandenberg SFB SLC-6”, “Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 6”, “Vandenberg SLC-6”, and “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 6”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8 and Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5.

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Space Launch Complex 8, is a launch pad at in , . It is currently only used by Minotaur rockets. It was originally part of the California Spaceport and was known as the Commercial Launch Facility or Space Launch Facility. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6.

Space Launch Complex 5 is a decommissioned launch pad at in , . 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 north of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6.

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6

Latitude
34.58166° or 34° 34′ 54″ north
Longitude
-120.62601° or 120° 37′ 34″ west
Operator
SpaceX
Open location code
846XH9JF+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230971734
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­launch_complex
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q2510125
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مجمع الإطلاق الفضائي 6 في قاعدة فاندنبرغ الجوية”
  • Catalan: “complex de llançament Vandenberg 6”
  • Dutch: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6”
  • Dutch: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Lanceercomplex 6”
  • French: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6”
  • German: “SLC-6”
  • German: “Space Launch Complex 6”
  • German: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 6”
  • Greek: “Συγκρότημα Διαστημικών Εκτοξεύσεων 6 της Αεροπορικής Βάσης Βάντενμπεργκ”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת החלל ונדנברג כן שיגור 6”
  • Japanese: “SLC-6”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ空軍基地SLC-6打上げ複合施設”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ空軍基地第6発射施設”
  • Japanese: “打上げ複合施設 6”
  • Russian: “SLC-6”
  • Spanish: “Complejo de lanzamiento espacial Vandenberg 6”
  • Spanish: “SLC-6”
  • Spanish: “Vandenberg AFB SLC-6”
  • Spanish: “Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 6”
  • Spanish: “Vandenberg SLC-6”
  • Swedish: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6”
  • Ukrainian: “Стартовий комплекс № 6 авіабази ВПС США Ванденберг”
  • Ukrainian: “Стартовий комплекс №6 авіабази ВПС США Ванденберг”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.