Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5

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.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: decommissioned rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
  • Also known as: “Launch Complex D”, “LC-D”, “PALC D”, “Point Arguello Launch Complex D”, “SLC-5”, “SLC5”, “Space Launch Complex 5”, “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5”, “Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 5”, “Vandenberg SFB SLC-5”, “Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 5”, “Vandenberg SLC-5”, and “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 and Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6.

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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. is situated 2 miles north of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5.

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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 did not occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts. is situated 2 miles south of 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 miles south of Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5.

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5

Latitude
34.60806° or 34° 36′ 29″ north
Longitude
-120.62463° or 120° 37′ 29″ west
Open location code
846XJ95G+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 78489325
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q175327
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5”
  • French: “Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5”
  • German: “SLC-5”
  • German: “Space Launch Complex 5”
  • German: “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5”
  • Hungarian: “Vandenberg légitámaszpont, 5. indítóállás”
  • Japanese: “5番発射台”
  • 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第5複合発射施設”
  • Polish: “Kompleks startowy Point Arguello D”
  • Polish: “Kosmiczny kompleks startowy nr 6 bazy lotniczej Vandenberg”
  • Polish: “Vandenberg PALC D”

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