Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8
Space Launch Complex 8, is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. 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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Industry
- Description: rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
- Also known as: “California Commercial Spaceport”, “California Spaceport”, “CLF”, “Commercial Launch Facility”, “SLC-8”, “SLC8”, “SLF”, “Space Launch Facility”, “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8”, “Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 8”, “Vandenberg SFB SLC-8”, “Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 8”, “Vandenberg SLC-8”, and “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 8”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 and Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch didn't occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts. Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5
Space Launch Complex 5 is a decommissioned launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, 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. Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5 is situated 2 miles north of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8.Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8
- Categories: launch pad and military installation
- Location: Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.57644° or 34° 34′ 35″ northLongitude
-120.63241° or 120° 37′ 57″ westOpen location code
846XH9G9+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 78488379OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=launch_complexOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q1585954
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “8号发射台”
- Chinese: “8號發射臺”
- Chinese: “八号发射台”
- Chinese: “八號發射臺”
- Chinese: “范登堡空軍基地8號太空發射複合體”
- Dutch: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8”
- French: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8”
- German: “Space Launch Complex 8”
- German: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 8”
- Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ宇宙軍基地第8発射施設”
- Japanese: “ヴァンデンバーグ空軍基地第8複合発射施設”
- Spanish: “Space Launch Complex 8”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include VSFB Dock and Destroyer Rock.
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