Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8
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Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. It is used by Minotaur rockets. It was originally part of the California Spaceport, and was known as the Commercial Launch Facility (CLF) or Space Launch Facility (SLF).
Launch site | Vandenberg SFB Previously California Spaceport | ||||||||||||
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Location | 34.5762°N 120.6324°W | ||||||||||||
Short name | SLC-8 | ||||||||||||
Operator | Harris Corp US Space Force Previously California Spaceport | ||||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||||
Orbital inclination range | 51° – 145° | ||||||||||||
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As of August 2011, nine rockets; six Minotaur I and three Minotaur IV, have been launched from SLC-8.
Rocket configuration edit
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References edit
- Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- "SLC-8 Overview". Spaceport Systems International. 1999.
34°34′34″N 120°37′57″W / 34.5762°N 120.6324°W