Vandenberg Launch Complex 576E
| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 34°44′22″N 120°37′09″W / 34.7394°N 120.6192°W | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) | ||||||||||||
| UTC−07:00 (PDT) | |||||||||||||
| Short name | LC-576E | ||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force (owner) Northrop Grumman (tenant) | ||||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Orbital inclination range | 55–145° | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Launch Complex 576E (LC-576E or SLC-576E) is a launch pad located at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, California. Part of the ABRES series of launch complexes, the pad was originally designed and built for the launching and testing of SM-65 Atlas ICBMs as part of the Western Range, and now serves as an orbital launch site for the Minotaur-C launch vehicles.