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'''Vandenberg Airforce 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.
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'''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.
 
There are several excellent Addons modeling the base.
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A history is available at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base]
 
A history is available at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base]
  
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==Pads and runways==
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*Runway 12/30: 4572x61m, concrete, lights, ILS
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*Frequencies:
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**ILS: 110.1 MHz
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**APP: 112.25 MHz
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**ATIS: 133.125 MHz
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**GND: 121.75 MHz
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**TWR: 124.95 MHz
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*Active launch pads:
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**Launch Complex 576-E
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**Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC 8), used for commercial [[Minotaur]] launches. It is known as the "[[California Spaceport]]"
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**Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC 6), used for [[Delta IV]]
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**Space Launch Complex 3-East (SLC 3E), used for [[Atlas V]]
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**Space Launch Complex 2W (SLC 2W), used for [[Delta II]]
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==Charts and diagrams==
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*[http://skyvector.com/?ll=34.737336111,-120.584308333&chart=301&zoom=1 charts from skyvector.com]
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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]
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*[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]
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2007_04_24_sba-sfo-lhr_013.JPG_(475936012).jpg aerial view from Wikimedia Commons]
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*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS018/ISS018-E-5453.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
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*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS018/ISS018-E-5454.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
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*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS018/ISS018-E-5455.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
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[[Category: Articles]]
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Surface bases]]
 
[[Category:Surface bases]]
 
[[Category:USA]]
 
[[Category:USA]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 16 October 2022

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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