Space Launch Complex 1 (SLC-1) was a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States.
Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base | ||||
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Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) | ||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) | ||||
Short name | SLC-1 | ||||
Operator | United States Space Force | ||||
Launch pad(s) | Two | ||||
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SLC-1 consisted of two pads, SLC-1E and SLC-1W. Both sites were built in 1958 for the never activated 75th Strategic Missile Squadron for Thor Agena A launches. SLC-1E launch pad 75-3-5, SLC-1W launch pad 75-3-4. Both were upgraded to a Space Launch Complex (SLC) in 1966. Deactivated with phaseout of Thor-Agena. SLC-1E deactivated 1968, 45 launches; SLC-1W deactivated in 1971, 56 launches.
References
- Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC-1E". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC-1W". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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