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Space Launch Complex 9 (SLC-9) is a planned launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. Currently a greenfield, it is leased to Blue Origin as part of their plans to have a Western Range site for their New Glenn launch vehicle, joining Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral . [ 1 ]
Space Delta 9 (DEL 9) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for conducting orbital warfare.Its mission involves preparing, presenting, and projecting assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting protect and defend operations and providing national decision authorities with response options to deter and, when necessary, defeat orbital threats.
This was the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 v1.1 evolution, carrying Canada's CASSIOPE satellite. [25] In October 2018, SpaceX landed a Falcon 9 booster on a Vandenberg ground pad for the first time. [26] In April 2023, SpaceX leased SLC-6 to begin converting it for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches after the last Delta IV launch there. [27]
The 21st Space Operations Squadron (21 SOPS) is a satellite control unit of the Space Delta 6 of the United States Space Force, located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Prior to July 2020, it was part of the 50th Network Operations Group .
The 9th Combat Training Squadron (9 CTS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for training Space Delta 9 personnel. [2] It was formerly the 750th Operations Support Squadron . [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
Sargent is a ghost town in central California, located on the border of San Benito County, California. Most of the town lies on the north side of the county line in Santa Clara County , [ 1 ] approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Gilroy , [ 2 ] along the Southern Pacific Railroad track, just west of U.S. 101 .
The beet-loading tower sitting beside the abandoned spur at Sargent station in 2024. Sargent Station was a key site for shipping oil along Monterey Road to San Jose. Around the turn of the century, the Watsonville Oil Company began extracting oil from the Sargent Ranch oil field. By 1864, an oil and kerosene distillery was operating at Sargent ...
The 1st Delta Operations Squadron (1 DOS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for providing operations support to Space Delta 1 by serving as its headquarters staff. It also has a detachment that runs the service's basic military training. [1] It was activated on 2 September 2021 and is located at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...