Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2

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Space Launch Complex 2

Delta II as SLC-2W, with Gravity Probe B
Launch site	Vandenberg AFB
Location	34.7545°N 120.6198°W
Short name	SLC-2
Operator	US Air Force
Total launches	TBC
Launch pad(s)	2
Minimum / maximum orbital inclination	51° – 145°
SLC-2E launch history
Status	Inactive
Launches	52
First launch	ESSA 3, 2 October 1966
Last launch	TD-1A, 12 March 1972
Associated rockets	Delta Thor-Agena Thorad-Agena
SLC-2W launch history
Status	Active
Launches	TBC
First launch	OPS 1584, 29 December 1966
Last launch	GeoEye 1, 6 September 2008
Associated rockets	Thor-Agena Delta Delta II (current)

Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) is an active rocket launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, USA. It consists of two launch pads. The East pad (SLC-2E), which has been demolished, was used for Delta, Thor-Agena and Thorad launches between 1966 and 1972. The West pad, SLC-2W, has been used for Delta, Thor-Agena, and Delta II launches since 1966, and is still in service with the Delta II.

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• Encyclopedia Astronautica - Vandenberg SLC-2

• Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 is at coordinates 34°45′16″N 120°37′11″W / 34.7545, -120.6198 (Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2)Coordinates: 34°45′16″N 120°37′11″W / 34.7545, -120.6198 (Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2)