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479:(Missile Defense Alarm System) launches and hosted its first flight on 12 July 1961. After the MIDAS program ended in 1966, SLC-3E then hosted reentry vehicle tests in 1967-68 as part of Project PRIME. The pad was mothballed for a decade, then returned to use in the late 1970s for NAVSTAR communications satellites on refurbished Atlas E/F missiles. On 19 December 1981, Atlas 76E crashed a few hundred feet from the pad after an engine failure, but no serious damage resulted to facilities. SLC-3E was then converted for the Atlas H (Atlas-Centaur core with a solid upper stage in place of the Centaur) and hosted ELINT satellite launches from 1983-87. The pad was mothballed once again and not used for the next 12 years, when it was revived for the Atlas IIAS. 455: 40: 653: 509:, 3,500 miles (5,600 km) away. The largest segment weighed 90 tons and was "thought to be the biggest over-the-road shipment ever attempted cross-country." In February 2005, the activation team handed over the launch pad to the operational team, marking the end of major reconstruction. The first Atlas V launch from SLC-3E took place at 10:02 GMT on March 13, 2008. 501:. Renovations of SLC-3E began after a January 2004 ground breaking ceremony. Along with other work, the Mobile Service Tower roof was raised by approximately 30 ft (9.1 m) to a height of 239 ft (73 m) to accommodate an Atlas V 500 series vehicle with its larger payload fairing. In July 2004, 1727: 667:
on October 11, 1960. The facility was extensively damaged 11 months later when Samos 3's booster exploded on the pad, but it was repaired quickly and hosted its next launch slightly under two months afterwards.
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for the next decade. After the Corona program ended in 1972, SLC-3W was converted back to support Atlases, this time flights of refurbished Atlas E/F missiles. The final such launch took place in 1995.
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satellite. The first flight of Vulcan from SLC-3E was anticipated to be in 2023, but Vulcan has been delayed and the first flight from SLC-3E is now expected in 2025.
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rocket, with the pad then being able to launch either Atlas V or Vulcan. The final Atlas V launch from the pad took place on 10 November 2022, carrying the
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announced the arrival of the fourth and final segment of the fixed launch platform (FLP). The segments had been transported from a fabrication facility in
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Launches from Vandenberg fly southward, allowing payloads to be placed in high-inclination orbits such as
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SLC-3W was originally built for Atlas-Agena launches and the first flight off the pad was the launch of
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It was reported in 2003 that SLC-3E would be overhauled to serve as a launch platform for the
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missions were flown from SLC-3E. The first mission, flown on December 18, 1999, launched the
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In 1962-63, the pad was converted for Thor-Agena use and was the primary launching site for
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before it was decommissioned in August 2021 with the final launch taking place on
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Meteorological Shed and Tower
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Technical Support Building
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, SLC-3 Air Force Building
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Sewage Treatment Plant
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Pyrotechnic Shed
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Federal Register /Vol. 73, No. 245 / Friday, December 19, 2008 /
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pads at VAFB, SLC-3E was originally the designated facility for
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Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara County, California
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Launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California
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satellite. The other two launched satellites in the
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PR Newswire. July 27, 2004. 819: 406:(West) has been demolished. 7: 2443:Vandenberg Space Force Base 1309:Vandenberg Space Force Base 1268:HAER No. CA-133-1-N, " 1261:HAER No. CA-133-1-M, " 1254:HAER No. CA-133-1-L, " 1247:HAER No. CA-133-1-K, " 1240:HAER No. CA-133-1-J, " 1233:HAER No. CA-133-1-I, " 1226:HAER No. CA-133-1-H, " 1219:HAER No. CA-133-1-G, " 1212:HAER No. CA-133-1-F, " 1205:HAER No. CA-133-1-E, " 1198:HAER No. CA-133-1-D, " 1191:HAER No. CA-133-1-C, " 1184:HAER No. CA-133-1-B, " 1177:HAER No. CA-133-1-A, " 788: 385:Vandenberg Space Force Base 68:Vandenberg Space Force Base 10: 2479: 466: 400:November 10, 2022 at 09:49 95:34.6429885°N 120.5885124°W 2377: 2350: 2310: 2279: 2265: 2200: 2124: 2108: 2082: 2075: 2010: 1982: 1939: 1932: 1898: 1867: 1841: 1805: 1798: 1772: 1741: 1734: 1723: 1704: 1628: 1556: 1431: 1375: 1324: 1315: 1170:HAER No. CA-133-1, " 647: 449: 427:reconnaissance satellites 333: 317: 304: 296: 288: 283: 246: 233: 217: 209: 201: 196: 192: 180: 172: 164: 159:United States Space Force 154: 146: 125: 110: 73: 63: 59: 37: 100:34.6429885; -120.5885124 46:mobile launcher platform 391:(East) was used by the 2365:United Launch Alliance 660: 513:United Launch Alliance 463: 383:) is a launch site at 377:Space Launch Complex 3 33:Space Launch Complex 3 655: 457: 415:Sun-synchronous orbit 1325:Space Launch Complex 865:on October 13, 1999. 435:Kennedy Space Center 127:• Summer ( 2328:Pratt & Whitney 2116:Common Core Booster 1103:NASASpaceFlight.com 982:on August 13, 2011. 698:Launch history (3W) 531:Launch history (3E) 182:Orbital inclination 91: /  34: 1576:Western Test Range 815: – Launch pad 795:Canyon Fire (2016) 661: 464: 32: 2430: 2429: 2373: 2372: 2346: 2345: 2261: 2260: 2071: 2070: 2038:Francis E. 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Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3

mobile launcher platform
InSight
Vandenberg Space Force Base
34°38′35″N 120°35′19″W / 34.6429885°N 120.5885124°W / 34.6429885; -120.5885124
UTC−08:00
PST
DST
UTC−07:00
PDT
United States Space Force
Orbital inclination
Atlas-Agena
Samos 1
Atlas-E/F
Atlas-Agena
Thorad-Agena
Thor-Agena
Atlas
Atlas-Agena
Atlas V
JPSS-2
Vulcan Centaur
Atlas-Agena
Atlas
Atlas II
Atlas V
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Atlas V

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