Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8

Space Launch Complex 8
	A Minotaur rocket launches from SLC-8.
Launch site	Vandenberg SFB; Previously
Location	34.5762°N; 120.6324°W
Short name	SLC-8
Operator	Harris Corp; US Space Force; Previously
Launch pad(s)	1
Orbital inclination ; range	51° – 145°
Status
Launch history
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 Space Force Base in California, United States. It is used by Minotaur rockets. It was originally part of the , 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.

Rocket configuration[]

0.5

1

1.5

2

2000

2005

2010

2015

References[]

Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. 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

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