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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10

Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States

Summary

Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States

Field	Value
name	Space Launch Complex 10
image	Thor DSV-2U launch with DMSP-5D-F5 satellite.jpg
caption	A Thor DSV-2U carrying a DMSP weather satellite launches from SLC-10W in 1980. This was the last orbital launch from the complex.
site	Vandenberg Space Force Base
short	SLC-10
location
utc_offset	−08:00
time_zone	PST
utc_offset_DST	−07:00
time_zone_DST	PDT
operator	United States Space Force
tlaunches	38
pads	2
inclination	51° – 145°
paddetails	{{Infobox launch pad/pad
designation	SLC-10W
status	Inactive
launches	32
first	14 August 1959	first_details = PGM-17 Thor
last	15 July 1980	last_details = Thor DSV-2U / DMSP-5D1 F-5
rockets	PGM-17 Thor
Thor MG-18
Thor-Burner
Thor DSV-2U
designation	SLC-10E
status	Inactive
launches	6
first	16 June 1959	first_details = PGM-17 Thor
last	19 March 1962	last_details = PGM-17 Thor
rockets	PGM-17 Thor
embed	yes
name	Space Launch Complex 10
nrhp_type	nhl
location	Vandenberg Space Force Base, Lompoc, California
coordinates
locmapin	California#USA
added	June 23, 1986
designated_nrhp_type	June 23, 1986
refnum	86003511

Thor MG-18 Thor-Burner Thor DSV-2U Space Launch Complex 10 (SLC-10), or Missile Launch Complex 10, Prior to 1966, Space Launch Complex 10W (SLC-10W) was known as Vandenberg AFB Pad 75-2-6.{{cite web |url=http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/thorh6.html |title=Thor Burner - Sixth in a Series Reviewing Thor Family History

The last launch from this complex was a Thor booster in 1980.

It is undergoing an eight-year restoration, and public visits are possible, if arranged in advance.

History

The launch complex was built in 1958 by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation, and was first designated Complex 75-2. At that time it consisted of three launch pads, which were used to train military operators of PGM-17 Thor ballistic missiles, and to conduct missile launch tests. The first launches were conducted by the British Royal Air Force in June and August 1959. The facilities at SLC-10 were dismantled and transported to Johnston Island in support of Operation Dominic, a nuclear weapons testing project conducted there in 1962.

The launch complex was rebuilt in 1963 to support the development of Burner rockets, with two launch pads, designated SLC-10E and SLC-10W. Tests were conducted at SLC-10W from 1965 to 1980, using the Thor satellite launch vehicles, the first stages of which followed the design of the Thor missile.

Surviving elements

Two launch pads and a prefabricated launch blockhouse are the principal surviving elements of the complex. The blockhouse interior still includes all of the electrical equipment used in later launches. SLC-10W also includes pipes and storage facilities for storing and managing the liquid fuel used in the rockets.

Launch history

SLC-10W

SLC-10E

References

is located on [[Vandenberg Space Force Base]] in [[Lompoc, California]]. It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963.[https://archive.today/20121213022206/https://www.denix.osd.mil/portal/page/portal/denix/environment/CR/NRHPNHL/NHLMap/California DOD NHL details for California]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817031738/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/spa.htm NPS History of Aviation]
"Space Launch Complex 10". National Park Service.

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