SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 8

Overview

Also Known As: SLC-8, California Commercial Spaceport

Systems:

• Minotaur I
• Minotaur IV Lite

Other Programs:

• Mightysat
• National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)
• Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS)
• Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV)

Cost: Not stated

Space Launch Complex 8 Highlights

• Single launch pad
• Southernmost complex at Vandenberg AFB
• Integrated Processing Facility (IPF) on SLC-6 is used as the Launch Control Room
• Pad has an 88 foot tall gantry and a Minotaur launch ring
• 26 January 2000 – First launch, Minotaur I
• 22 April 2010 – First launch, Minotaur IV Lite

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