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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  • 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”
    “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”
    “Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5”

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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5

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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.
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5Dutch
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5French
SLC-5German
Space Launch Complex 5German
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5German
Vandenberg légitámaszpont, 5. indítóállásHungarian
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Japanese
Kompleks startowy Point Arguello DPolish
Kosmiczny kompleks startowy nr 6 bazy lotniczej VandenbergPolish
Vandenberg PALC DPolish

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