Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8
| Space Launch Complex 8 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Launch of a Minotaur 1 rocket with the Streak satellite |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 34 '34 " N , 120 ° 37' 57" W |
| Type | Orbital Launch Site |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Launch pads | 1 |
| Missiles | Minotaur 1, Minotaur 4 |
| Min. Inclination | 51 ° |
| Max. Inclination | 145 ° |
| First start | January 27, 2000 ( JAWSAT ) |
| status | active |
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8, pronounced "Slick Eight") is an active launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , USA .
The launch complex consists of a launch platform from which Minotaur rockets have been launched since 2000 . It was also intended for the Vector .
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | serial number | payload | Type of payload | Inclination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2000 | 03:03 | Minotaur I | 1 | JAWSAT , ASUSat | Technology testing satellites | 100.2 ° |
| July 19, 2000 | 8:09 pm | Minotaur I | 2 | Mightysat 2 | Technology testing satellite | 97.78 ° |
| April 11, 2005 | 13:35 | Minotaur I | 3 | XSS 11 | Technology testing satellite | 98.80 ° |
| September 23, 2005 | 02:24 | Minotaur I | 4th | Streak | Secret research satellite of DARPA | 90.70 ° |
| April 15, 2006 | 01:40 | Minotaur I | 5 | FORMOSAT-3 | 6 earth observation satellites | 72 ° |
| April 23, 2010 | 23:00 | Minotaur IV Lite | HTV 2a | Supersonic test missile | (suborbital) | |
| September 26, 2010 | 04:41 | Minotaur IV | SSBS | Space surveillance | SSO | |
| February 6, 2011 | 12:26 | Minotaur I | NROL-66 | Military satellite | ||
| August 11, 2011 | 14:45 | Minotaur IV Lite | HTV 2b | Supersonic test missile | (suborbital) |
Web links
- Vandenberg SLC8 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: US Air Force Launches and Operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. January 24, 2019, accessed February 16, 2019 .