Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5
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Space Launch Complex 5 (SLC-5) is a decommissioned launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. Initially constructed as Launch Complex D (LC-D) in 1961, the facility was used by the Scout family of launch vehicles from 1962 to 1994, carrying a variety of payloads for agencies like NASA, the United States Navy, and the United States Air Force.
1961 — 1994
Wikimedia, Wikidata
LC-D; Launch Complex D; PALC D; Point Arguello Launch Complex D; SLC-5; SLC5; Space Launch Complex 5; Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5; Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 5; Vandenberg SFB SLC-5; Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 5; Vandenberg SLC-5; Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5
United States Air Force, 
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Location: 34.608, -120.625, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
27 places
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Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 9 ⓘ
planned launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base -
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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1994-05-09T00:00:00Z
1961 — 1994 Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5
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1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
construction
1962-04-26T00:00:00Z
1962-04-26T00:00:00Z
service entry
1994-05-08T00:00:00Z
1994-05-08T00:00:00Z
service retirement
1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
1968-01-01T00:00:00Z
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1971-01-01T00:00:00Z
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image of Scout lift off
Scout-X4 rocket
Scout-G1 SAMPEX 1| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | launch pad | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 9 | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata | |
| site | launch pad | 1957 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 1 East | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1957 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 1 West | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1957 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 East | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1957 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 West | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1958 | Point Arguello Launch Complex A | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1958 | Vandenberg SFB Launch Emplacement 8 | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1958 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 | National Historic Landmark, history museum, launch pad, military building, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1958 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 East | National Historic Landmark, launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1958 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 West | National Historic Landmark, launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1959 | Point Arguello Launch Complex B | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1959 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 East | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1959 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 West | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1961 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 5 | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1962 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1962 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 West | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1962 | Vandenberg SFB Launch Complex 576 E | launch pad, missile launch facility, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1963 | Vandenberg SFB Launch Complex 576 C | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1966 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 6 | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1970 | Vandenberg SFB Probe Launch Complex C | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1999 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 8 | launch pad, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | rocket launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base | air base, spaceport, | Wikidata | |
| site | rocket launch site | 1957 | Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 | launch site, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | rocket launch site | 1957 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 1 | launch site, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | rocket launch site | 1959 | Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 | launch site, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | rocket launch site | 1962 | Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 | launch site, military installation, | Wikidata |
| site | rocket launch site | 1966 | Vandenberg SFB Bomarc Complex | launch site, military installation, | Wikidata |
| commons | image | image of Scout lift off | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Scout-X4 rocket | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Scout-G1 SAMPEX 1 | Commons | ||
