Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2
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This article contains information regarding a launch pad that is scheduled to support a launch in the next 9 days. Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress. Launch details: ULA will use a Delta II 7320 to launch OSTM (Jason-2) for NASA. Launch will occur from SLC-2W at VAFB. |
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 Delta II as SLC-2W, with Gravity Probe B |
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| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Location | 34.7545°N 120.6198°W |
| Short name | SLC-2 |
| Operator | US Air Force |
| Total launches | TBC |
| Launch pads | 2 |
| Minimum/Maximum orbital inclination |
TBC |
| SLC-2E Launch History | |
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| Status | Inactive |
| Launches | TBC |
| First launch | ESSA 3, 2 October 1966 |
| Last launch | TD-1A, 12 March 1972 |
| Associated rockets | Delta Thor-Agena Thorad-Agena |
| SLC-2W Launch History | |
| Status | Active |
| Launches | TBC |
| First launch | OPS 1584, 29 December 1966 |
| Last launch | COSMO-2, 9 December 2007 |
| Associated rockets | Thor-Agena Delta Delta II (current) |
Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) is an active launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, USA. It consists of two pads. The East pad (SLC-2E), which has been demolished, was used for Delta, Thor-Agena and Thorad launches between 1966 and 1972. The West pad, SLC-2W, has been used for Delta, Thor-Agena, and Delta II launches since 1966, and is still in service with the Delta II.
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- Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 is at coordinates Coordinates:
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