Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2
SLC-2W in July 2024, launching Firefly Alpha VCLS Demo-2FB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 34°45′16″N 120°37′11″W / 34.7545°N 120.6198°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTC−07:00 (PDT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short name | SLC-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force (owner) Firefly Aerospace (tenant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total launches | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orbital inclination range | 51° – 145° | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) is an active rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California, USA. It consists of two launch pads: Space Launch Complex 2 East (SLC-2E, originally LC 75-1-1), used by the PGM-17 Thor missile and several of its derivatives from 1958 to 1972; and Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W, originally LC 75-1-2), which has been in use since 1959 to launch the Thor-Delta family and Delta II, and is currently used by the Firefly Alpha.
Space Launch Complex 2 was originally part of Launch Complex 75 (LC 75) and was known by designation LC 75-1 or just 75-1 (and the launch pads were designated LC 75-1-1 and LC 75–1–2). The first launch out of the newly designated Space Launch Complex 2 was that of a Delta E with ESSA-3 on 2 October 1966 from SLC-2E.
SLC-2E and SLC-2W are located approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) apart.