Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8

Space Launch Complex 8
Launch history
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°
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 / 34.5762; -120.6324

Vandenberg Air Force Base launch sites

SLC-1 SLC-2 SLC-3 SLC-4 SLC-5 SLC-6 SLC-8 SLC-10

LC-394 LC-395 LC-4300 LC-576 LC-75 ABRES BMRS Bomarc CLF HP-06 LE-6 LE-7 LE-8 LF-02 LF-03 LF-04 LF-05 LF-06 LF-07 LF-08 LF-09 LF-10 LF-21 LF-22 LF-23 LF-24 LF-25 LF-26 OSTF PLC-C SLTF TP-01

Runway 12/30 Point Arguello Warning Area Drop Zone Western Test Range

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