Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8
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Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. It is currently only 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). In addition to supporting occasional Minotaur rockets, SLC-8 is capable of hosting small launch vehicles thanks to a new clean pad built in 2019. Much like the Minotaur rocket family itself, SLC-8 has seen little use since the early 2010s.
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CLF; California Commercial Spaceport; California Spaceport; Commercial Launch Facility; SLC-8; SLC8; SLF; Space Launch Facility; Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8; Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 8; Vandenberg SFB SLC-8; Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 8; Vandenberg SLC-8; Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 8
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Location: 34.5764, -120.632, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 9 ⓘ
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Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 1 East ⓘ
inactive Thor launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 1 West ⓘ
inactive Thor launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 East ⓘ
decommissioned rocket launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West ⓘ
rocket launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Point Arguello Launch Complex A ⓘ
former rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg SFB Launch Emplacement 8 ⓘ
American ICBM launch facility -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 ⓘ
decommissioned rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 East ⓘ
decommissioned rocket launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 West ⓘ
decommissioned rocket launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Point Arguello Launch Complex B ⓘ
former rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 East ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 West ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5 ⓘ
decommissioned rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 West ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg SFB Launch Complex 576 E ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg SFB Launch Complex 576 C ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 6 ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg SFB Probe Launch Complex C ⓘ
former sounding rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 8 ⓘ
rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ
United States Space Force Base located in Santa Barbara County, California -
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 ⓘ
rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 1 ⓘ
inactive Thor launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 ⓘ
rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 ⓘ
rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States -
Vandenberg SFB Bomarc Complex ⓘ
rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
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Vandenberg members tour part of Space Launch Complex 8 during a Guardian Nexxus event on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024.
Vandenberg members descend a staircase while on a tour of Space Launch Complex 8 during a Guardian Nexxus event on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024.
Vandenberg members view a mural painted at Space Launch Complex 8 during a Guardian Nexxus event on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024. SLC-8, a multi-user launch pad, has been recently refurbished by the 2d Space Launch Squadron.
Vandenberg members tour part of Space Launch Complex 8 during a Guardian Nexxus event on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024. SLC-8, a multi-user launch pad, has been recently refurbished by the 2d Space Launch Squadron.
The Space Cowboys, consisting of members from the 2d Space Launch Squadron, pose for a group photo in front of a Minotaur rocket at Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025..jpg){kind=link}
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