Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8
.jpg) A Minotaur rocket launches Streak from SLC-8. | |
| Launch site |
Vandenberg AFB Previously California Spaceport |
|---|---|
| Location |
34.5762°N 120.6324°W |
| Short name | SLC-8 |
| Operator |
US Air Force Previously California Spaceport |
| Launch pad(s) | 1 |
| Min / max orbital inclination | 51° – 145° |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launches | 9 |
| First launch | 27 January 2000 |
| Last launch | 11 August 2011 |
| Associated rockets |
Minotaur I (current) Minotaur IV (current) Athena I (proposed) Athena II (proposed) |
Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), is a launch pad at Vandenberg Air 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).
As of August 2011, nine rockets; six Minotaur I and three Minotaur IV, have been launched from SLC-8.
References
- Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- "SLC-8 Overview". Spaceport Systems International. 1999.
Coordinates: 34°34′34″N 120°37′57″W / 34.5762°N 120.6324°W
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