Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 1

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Space Launch Complex 1
Thor Agena B with Discoverer 16, Oct 26 1960.JPG
Discoverer 16 launched on October 26, 1960
Coordinates 34 ° 45 ′ 13 ″  N , 120 ° 37 ′ 17 ″  W Coordinates: 34 ° 45 ′ 13 ″  N , 120 ° 37 ′ 17 ″  W
operator United States Air Force
Launch pads 2
Missiles Thor Agena D.
status inactive

Space Launch Complex-1 (SLC-1, pronounced "Slick One") is a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , USA .

The launch complex consists of the two launch platforms. In contrast to the launch facilities on the east coast of the USA, such as Cape Canaveral AFS and Kennedy Space Center , the coastline running from east to west allows payloads to be launched into polar orbits .

Mainly keyhole spy satellites were launched from here in the 1960s and 1970s .

Start list

date Time ( UTC ) Pad Missile type serial number Upper school Mission / payload Remarks
January 21, 1959 1W Thor 160 First test of the Thor-Agena program to launch KH spy satellites
February 28, 1959 21:49 1W Thor 163 Agena A 1022 Discoverer 1 Prototype of a KH-1 spy satellite
April 13, 1959 21:18 1W Thor 170 Agena A 1018 Discoverer 2 Prototype of a KH-1 spy satellite
June 3, 1959 8:09 pm 1W Thor 174 Agena A 1020 Discoverer 3 Prototype of a KH-1 spy satellite
June 25, 1959 22:47 1E Thor 179 Agena A 1023 Discoverer 4 KH-1 spy satellite
August 13, 1959 19:00 1W Thor 192 Agena A 1029 Discoverer 5 KH-1 spy satellite
19th August 1959 19:24 1E Thor 200 Agena A 1028 Discoverer 6 KH-1 spy satellite
November 7, 1959 20:28 1W Thor 206 Agena A 1051 Discoverer 7 KH-1 spy satellite
November 20, 1959 19:25 1E Thor 212 Agena A 1050 Discoverer 8 KH-1 spy satellite
4th February 1960 18:51 1W Thor 218 Agena A 1052 Discoverer 9 KH-1 spy satellite
February 19, 1960 20:15 1E Thor 223 Agena A 1054 Discoverer 10 KH-1 spy satellite
April 15, 1960 20:30 1E Thor 234 Agena A 1055 Discoverer 11 KH-1 spy satellite
June 29, 1960 22:00 1W Thor 160 Agena A 1053 Discoverer 12 KH-1 spy satellite
August 10, 1960 20:37 1E Thor 231 Agena A 1057 Discoverer 13 KH-1 spy satellite
August 18, 1960 19:57 1W Thor 237 Agena A 1056 Discoverer 14 KH-1 spy satellite
September 13, 1960 22:14 1E Thor 246 Agena A 1058 Discoverer 15 KH-1 spy satellite
October 26, 1960 20:26 1W Thor 253 Agena B 1061 Discoverer 16 KH-2 spy satellite
November 12, 1960 20:43 1E Thor 297 Agena B 1062 Discoverer 17 KH-2 spy satellite
December 7, 1960 20:20 1W Thor 296 Agena B 1103 Discoverer 18 KH-2 spy satellite
December 20, 1960 20:32 1E Thor 258 Agena B 1101 Discoverer 19 Testing as part of the Missile Defense Alarm System
17th February 1961 20:25 1W Thor 298 Agena B Discoverer 20 KH-5 spy satellite
February 18, 1961 22:58 1E Thor 261 Agena B 1102 Discoverer 21 Testing as part of the Missile Defense Alarm System
March 30, 1961 20:34 1W Thor 300 Agena B 1105 Discoverer 22 KH-2 spy satellite
April 8, 1961 19:21 1E Thor 307 Agena B 1106 Discoverer 23 KH-5 spy satellite
June 8, 1961 21:16 1W Thor 302 Agena B 1108 Discoverer 24 KH-5 spy satellite
July 7, 1961 23:29 1E Thor 308 Agena B 1109 Discoverer 26 KH-2 spy satellite
July 21, 1961 22:35 1W Thor 322 Agena B 1110 Discoverer 27 KH-5 spy satellite
August 30, 1961 20:00 1W Thor 323 Agena B 1112 Discoverer 29 KH-3 spy satellite
September 12, 1961 19:59 1E Thor 310 Agena B 1113 Discoverer 30 KH-3 spy satellite
October 13, 1961 19:22 1W Thor 328 Agena B 1115 Discoverer 32 KH-3 spy satellite
October 23, 1961 19:23 1E Thor 329 Agena B 1116 Discoverer 33 KH-3 spy satellite
November 15, 1961 21:23 1W Thor 326 Agena B 1118 Discoverer 35 KH-3 spy satellite
December 12, 1961 20:40 1W Thor 325 Agena B 1119 Discoverer 36, OSCAR 1 KH-3 spy satellite / amateur radio satellite
January 13, 1962 21:41 1W Thor 327 Agena B 1120 Discoverer 37 KH-3 spy satellite
February 21, 1962 18:44 1E Thor 332 Agena B 2301 Ferret 1
February 27, 1962 19:39 1W Thor 241 Agena B 1123 Discoverer 38 KH-4 spy satellite
April 18, 1962 00:54 1E Thor 331 Agena B 1124 Discoverer 39 KH-4 spy satellite
April 29, 1962 00:30 1W Thor 333 Agena B 1125 KH-4 9033 KH-4 spy satellite
May 15, 1962 19:36 1E Thor 334 Agena B 1126 KH-5 9034A KH-5 spy satellite
June 2, 1962 00:31 1W Thor 335 Agena B 1127 KH-4 9036, OSCAR 2 KH-4 spy satellite, amateur radio satellite
June 18, 1962 1E Thor 343 Agena B 2312 Ferret 2
June 23, 1962 00:30 1W Thor 339 Agena B 1129 KH-4 9037 KH-4 spy satellite
July 21, 1962 00:56 1E Thor 342 Agena B 1130 KH-4 9039 KH-4 spy satellite
July 28, 1962 00:30 1W Thor 347 Agena B 1131 KH-4 9040 KH-4 spy satellite
September 1, 1962 20:39 1E Thor 348 Agena B 1132 KH-5 9042A KH-4 spy satellite
17th September 1962 23:46 1W Thor 350 Agena B 1133 KH-4 9043 / ERS KH-4 spy satellite, magnetospheric satellite
October 9, 1962 18:35 1W Thor 352 Agena B 1134 KH-5 9046A KH-5 spy satellite
5th November 1962 22:04 1W Thor 356 Agena B 1136 KH-4 9047 KH-4 spy satellite
November 24, 1962 22:01 1W Thor 367 Agena B 1135 KH-4 9048 KH-4 spy satellite
December 14, 1962 21:26 1E Thor 368 Agena D 1156 KH-4 9050 KH-4 spy satellite
January 16, 1963 21:59 1E Thor 363 Agena B 2313 Ferret 3
February 28, 1963 21:48 1E Thor SLV-2A 354 Agena D 1159 KH-4 9052 KH-4 spy satellite
March 18, 1963 21:13 1W Thor SLV-2A 360 Agena D 1164 KH-6 8001 KH-6 spy satellite
April 1, 1963 23:01 1E Thor 376 Agena D 1160 KH-4 9053 KH-4 spy satellite
May 18, 1963 22:21 1E Thor SLV-2A 364 Agena D 1165 KH-6 8002 KH-6 spy satellite
June 12, 1963 23:58 1W Thor SLV-2A 362 Agena D 1161 KH-4 9054 KH-4 spy satellite
June 29, 1963 22:30 1E Thor SLV-2A 380 Agena B 2314 Ferret 4
August 25, 1963 00:30 1W Thor SLV-2A 377 Agena D 1162 KH-4A 1001 KH-4 spy satellite
August 29, 1963 20:31 1E Thor SLV-2 394 Agena D 1169 KH-4 9033, LAMPO KH-4 spy satellite
October 29, 1963 21:19 1W Thor SLV-2A 386 Agena D 1601 KH-5 9059A, Hitch Hiker 2 KH-5 spy satellite
January 11, 1964 1E Thor SLV-2A 390 Agena D 2354 Solrad 7A, SECOR 1, GGSE 1
February 15, 1964 21:38 1W Thor SLV-2A 389 Agena D 1174 KH-4A 1004 KH-4 spy satellite
February 28, 1964 03:20 1E Thor SLV-2A 402 Agena D 2316 Ferret 5
April 27, 1964 23:23 1W Thor SLV-2A 395 Agena D 1604 KH-4A 1005 KH-4 spy satellite
June 18, 1964 04:56 1W Thor SLV-2 407 Agena D 2304 DAPP
2nd July 1964 23:59 1E Thor SLV-2A 409 Agena D 2315 Ferret 6
5th August 1964 23:15 1W Thor SLV-2A 413 Agena D 1605 KH-4A 1009 KH-4 spy satellite
5th October 1964 21:50 1W Thor SLV-2A 421 Agena D SS-01A 1170 KH-4A 1011 KH-4 spy satellite
November 2nd, 1964 21:30 1W Thor SLV-2A 420 Agena D SS-01A 1173 KH-4A 1013 KH-4 spy satellite
4th November 1964 02:12 1E Thor SLV-2A 430 Agena D SS-01A 2317 Ferret 7
December 19, 1964 21:10 1W Thor SLV-2A 424 Agena D SS-01A 1607 KH-4A 1015 KH-4 spy satellite
January 15, 1965 21:00 1E Thor SLV-2A 414 Agena D SS-01A 1608 KH-4A 1016 KH-4 spy satellite
March 25, 1965 21:11 1W Thor SLV-2A 429 Agena D SS-01B 1612 KH-4A 1018 KH-4 spy satellite
May 18, 1965 18:02 1W Thor SLV-2A 438 Agena D SS-01B 1615 KH-4A 1021 KH-4 spy satellite
June 9, 1965 21:58 1E Thor SLV-2A 444 Agena D SS-01B 1613 KH-4A 1020 KH-4 spy satellite
September 2, 1965 20:00 1E Thor SLV-2 401 Agena D SS-01A 1602 Starfish Radiation 2
October 5, 1965 17:45 1E Thor SLV-2A 433 Agena D SS-01B 1616 KH-4A 1025 KH-4 spy satellite
December 9, 1965 21:10 1E Thor SLV-2A 448 Agena D SS-01B 1621 KH-4A 1027 KH-4 spy satellite
December 24, 1965 21:06 1W Thor SLV-2A 451 Agena D SS-01B 1610 KH-4A 1028 KH-4 spy satellite
March 9, 1966 22:02 1W Thor SLV-2A 452 Agena D SS-01B 1622 KH-4A 1030 KH-4 spy satellite
May 3, 1966 19:25 1E Thor SLV-2A 465 Agena D SS-01B 1625 KH-4A 1032 KH-4 spy satellite
June 21, 1966 21:31 1E Thor SLV-2A 466 Agena D SS-01B 1626 KH-4A 1034 KH-4 spy satellite
August 9, 1966 20:46 1W Thorad SLV-2G 506 Agena D SS-01B 1631 KH-4A 1036 KH-4 spy satellite
November 8, 1966 19:53 1W Thorad SLV-2G 507 Agena D SS-01B 1632 KH-4A 1037 KH-4 spy satellite
May 9, 1967 21:50 1E Thorad SLV-2G 508 Agena D SS-01B 1634 KH-4A 1041, EHH B7 KH-4 spy satellite
June 16, 1967 21:35 1W Thorad SLV-2G 509 Agena D SS-01B 1633 KH-4A 1042, EHH B8 KH-4 spy satellite
7th August 1967 21:44 1E Thorad SLV-2G 510 Agena D 1637 KH-4A 1043 KH-4 spy satellite
15th September 1967 19:41 1W Thorad SLV-2G 512 Agena D 1641 KH-4B 1101 KH-4 spy satellite
November 2nd, 1967 21:31 1E Thorad SLV-2G 513 Agena D 1639 KH-4A 1044, EHH B9 KH-4 spy satellite
December 9, 1967 22:26 1W Thorad SLV-2G 514 Agena D 1642 KH-4B 1102 KH-4 spy satellite
January 24, 1968 22:26 1E Thorad SLV-2G 516 Agena D 1640 KH-4A 1045, EHH B10 KH-4 spy satellite
March 14, 1968 22:00 1E Thorad SLV-2G 518 Agena D 1638 KH-4A 1046, EHH B11 KH-4 spy satellite
June 20, 1968 21:46 1E Thorad SLV-2G 517 Agena D 1645 KH-4A 1047, EHH B12 KH-4 spy satellite
18th September 1968 21:32 1E Thorad SLV-2G 524 Agena D 1647 KH-4A 1048, EHH B13 KH-4 spy satellite
5th October 1968 11:16 1W Thorad SLV-2G 521 Agena D 2734 Ferret 13
July 31, 1969 10:19 1W Thorad SLV-2G 523 Agena D 2735 Ferret 14
September 30, 1969 13:40 1W Thorad SLV-2G 525 EHH B17, Surcal, Timation 2
August 26, 1970 10:01 1W Thorad SLV-2G 535 Agena D 2736 Ferret 15
July 16, 1971 10:50 1W Thorad SLV-2H 550 Agena D 2737 Ferret 16
17th October 1971 13:36 1W Thorad SLV-2G 570 Agena D ASTEX
December 14, 1971 12:13 1W Thorad SLV-2G 568 Agena D P / L 1, P / L 2, P / L 3, P / L 4

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