Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5

Space Launch Complex 5
SLC-5 in 1992, holding a Scout G-1 carrying SAMPEX
Launch siteVandenberg Space Force Base
Location34°36′29″N 120°37′29″W / 34.6080°N 120.6247°W / 34.6080; -120.6247
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 Summer (DST)
UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Short nameSLC-5
OperatorUnited States Space Force (owner)
Phantom Space (tenant)
Launch pad(s)1
Orbital inclination
range
51° – 145°
Launch history
StatusInactive
Launches69
First launch26 April 1962
Scout X-2 / Solrad 4B
Last launch9 May 1994
Scout G-1 / MSTI-2
Associated
rockets
Future: Daytona
Retired: Scout
7km
4.3miles
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

  Active pads
  Active pads not used for launches
  Inactive leased pads
  Inactive unleased pads
1
SLC-1E
2
SLC-1W
3
SLC-2E
4
SLC-2W
5
SLC-10E
6
SLC-10W
7
LC-576E
8
SLC-9
9
SLC-3E
10
SLC-3W
11
SLC-4E
12
SLC-4W (LZ-4)
13
SLC-5
14
SLC-6
15
SLC-8
16
SLC-7
17
SLC-11
18
SLC-12
19
SLC-14
20
SLC-15

Space Launch Complex 5 (SLC-5) is a decommissioned launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. Initially constructed as Launch Complex D (LC-D) in 1961, the facility was used by the Scout family of launch vehicles from 1962 to 1994, carrying a variety of payloads for agencies like NASA, the United States Navy, and the United States Air Force.

Currently, the pad is leased to Phantom Space Corporation for future use by their Daytona line of launch vehicles.