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This article constitutes a list of rocket launch sites. Some of these sites are known as spaceports or cosmodromes. A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in the list.
U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing. 📍 CA, United States. 🚀 779 Launch es. Upcoming Launches. Upcoming California Launches. EarthCARE. SpaceX. Success. 28 May, 3:20pm. PDT. 📍 Vandenberg SFB. 🚀 Falcon 9 Block 5. 🎯 Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
The launch from Vandenberg inaugurated the intermediate-range ballistic missile portion of the Pacific Missile Range and was fired by a crew from the 1st Missile Division. The first successful launch of a Thor IRBM by a Royal Air Force crew took place at Vandenberg AFB on 16 April 1959.
Vandenberg SFB is home to Space Launch Delta 30, which provides space and missile testing, range operations, and installation infrastructure needed to place satellites into polar orbit.
Apr 19, 2023 · An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was conducted today, April 19, 2023, at 5:11 a.m. Pacific Time, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Sep 7, 2023 · The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM) took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:26 a.m. local Pacific time (0526 GMT) on Sept. 6.
Sep 7, 2022 · Air Force Global Strike Command launched the ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:13 a.m. PT (4:13 a.m. ET; 0913 GMT). The test was conducted to "validate and verify the...
