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Emblem of the Western Test Range. The Western Range (WR) [1] is the space launch range that supports the major launch head at Vandenberg Space Force Base. [2]: pg 15 Managed by the Space Launch Delta 30, [3]: pg 25 the WR extends from the West Coast of the United States to 90° east longitude in the Indian Ocean [3]: pg 27 where it meets the Eastern Range [4]: pg 10 Operations involve military ...
LGM-25C Titan II, This was a test and training facility and was the site of the first Titan II launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Most usage pre-1969. Most usage pre-1969. [ 7 ] [ 11 ]
The host unit at Vandenberg SFB is the Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30). The unit oversees the Western Range, a vast testing area stretching from Vandenberg's coast westward to the Western Pacific, including sites in Hawaii. This range facilitates Department of Defense space and missile testing, including launches that place satellites into near ...
Vandenberg Air Force Base. 15 March 2013. "Space Control and Space Surveillance". Factsheets. STRATCOM. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. JFCC Space, through its Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), detects, tracks, and identifies all artificial objects in Earth orbit
This is a list of installations operated by the United States Space Force (USSF), located within the United States and abroad. Locations where the Space Force has a notable presence but do not operate the facility will also be listed, as the service branch develops.
Vandenberg SFB, California (2000–present) March ARB, California (1997–2000) [3] Ontario ANGS, California (1984–1997) [4] Compton, California (1948–1951) as the 148th Aircraft Control and Warming Squadron. Oklahoma Air Force Station, OK (1 May 1951 – 31 January 1953) Oklahoma Air Force Station, OK.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6, pronounced "Slick Six") 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.
Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) is an active rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California, USA.It consists of two launch pads: Space Launch Complex 2 East (SLC-2E, originally LC 75-1-1), used by the PGM-17 Thor missile and several of its derivatives from 1958 to 1972; and Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W, originally LC 75-1-2), which has been in use since 1959 to launch ...