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Payload Preparation Building

Payload Preparation Building is an industrial building in , , . Payload Preparation Building is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 and Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8.

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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. is situated 1,000 feet east of Payload Preparation Building.

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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 2,000 feet southwest of Payload Preparation Building.

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 Payload Preparation Building.

Payload Preparation Building

Latitude
34.58119° or 34° 34′ 52″ north
Longitude
-120.6293° or 120° 37′ 46″ west
Open location code
846XH9JC+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 321354876
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
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