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*[http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport airport diagram and info from http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport]
 
*[http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport airport diagram and info from http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport]
 
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2Fcgi-bin%2Fkmlexport%3Farticle%3DVandenberg_Air_Force_Base%26usecache%3D1 Map of all launch pad coordinates]
 
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2Fcgi-bin%2Fkmlexport%3Farticle%3DVandenberg_Air_Force_Base%26usecache%3D1 Map of all launch pad coordinates]
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_Arguello_and_Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base.jpg aerial view from Wikimedia Commons]]
  
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]

Revision as of 00:31, 10 December 2012

Vandenberg Air Force Base is an American spaceport located in California, on the Pacific coast. Because of its location it is used for launches into polar orbit; as well as missile tests over the Pacific ocean.

There are several excellent Addons modeling the base.

A history is available at Wikipedia [1]

Pads and runways

  • Runway 12/30: 4572x61m, concrete, lights, ILS
  • Frequencies:
    • ILS: 110.1 MHz
    • APP: 112.25 MHz
    • ATIS: 133.125 MHz
    • GND: 121.75 MHz
    • TWR: 124.95 MHz


  • Active launch pads:
    • Launch Complex 576-E
    • Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC 8), used for commercial Minotaur launches. It is known as the "California Spaceport"
    • Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC 6), used for Delta IV
    • Space Launch Complex 3-East (SLC 3E), used for Atlas V
    • Space Launch Complex 2W (SLC 2W), used for Delta II

Charts and diagrams

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