InactiveLaunch pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, United States of America · used today by United States Air Force

Launches

from this pad

First launch

1959

Feb 28

Fastest turnaround

13 d 1 h

between two launches

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Recent Launches

All 56 in the database

Dec14

Poppy 9A,B,C,DThorad SLV-2G Agena D · Low Earth OrbitSuccess12:13 PM UTC Oct17

ASTEXThorad SLV-2G Agena D · Polar OrbitSuccess1:36 PM UTC Jul16

Strawman 4Thorad SLV-2H Agena D · Low Earth OrbitSuccess10:49 AM UTC Aug26

Strawman 3Thorad SLV-2G Agena D · Low Earth OrbitSuccess10:01 AM UTC Sep30

Poppy 8A,B,C,DThorad SLV-2G Agena D · Low Earth OrbitSuccess1:40 PM UTC

About the Pad

Space Launch Complex 1 West (SLC-1W) was a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. It was built in 1958 for the never activated 75th Strategic Missile Squadron for Thor Agena A launches.

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: United States of America
Operators: United States Air Force
Orbital launch attempts: 56
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