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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4

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

Summary

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

Field	Value
name	Space Launch Complex 4
image	File:KSC-20250308-PH-SPX02 0009.jpg
caption	SLC-4 with Falcon 9 Block 5 on launch pad at SLC-4E in March 2025 before the launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH
site	Vandenberg Space Force Base
short	SLC-4
location
utc_offset	−08:00
time_zone	PST
utc_offset_DST	−07:00
time_zone_DST	PDT
operator	{{Unbulleted list
tlaunches	337
pads	2 (1 became a landing zone for Falcon 9)
inclination	55–145°
paddetails	{{Infobox launch pad/pad
designation	SLC-4 (PALC-2-4 / SLC-4E)
status	Active
launches	244
first	14 August 1964
first_details	Atlas-Agena D (KH-7 Gambit 4010)
last	29 January 2026
last_details	Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink G17-19)
rockets	{{plainlist
designation	LZ-4 (PALC-2-3 / SLC-4W)
landing	yes
status	Active
landings	33 (33 successful, 0 failure)
first_landing	7 October 2018 (SAOCOM 1A)
last_landing	17 January 2026 (NROL-105)
rockets	Falcon 9
designation	SLC-4W (PALC-2-3)
status	Repurposed
launches	93
first	12 July 1963
first_details	Atlas-Agena D (KH-7 Gambit 4001)
last	18 October 2003
last_details	Titan 23G (USA-172 / DMSP)
rockets	Atlas-Agena, Atlas SLV-3, Titan IIID, Titan 23G

| United States Space Force (owner) | SpaceX (tenant)

Current: Falcon 9
Retired: Atlas-Agena, Atlas SLV-3, Titan IIID, Titan 34D, Titan IV Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) is a launch and landing site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. It has two pads, both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) for SpaceX landings.

The complex was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. It consisted of two launch pads: Space Launch Complex 4 West (SLC-4W, formerly PALC-2-3) and Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E, formerly PALC-2-4). Both pads were built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but were later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets. The designation SLC-4 was applied at the time of the conversion to launch Titan launch vehicles.

Both pads at Space Launch Complex 4 are currently leased by SpaceX. SLC-4E is leased as a launch site for the Falcon 9 rocket, which first flew from Vandenberg on 29 September 2013, following a 24-month refurbishment program which had started in early 2011. SpaceX began a five-year lease of Launch Complex 4 West in February 2015 in order to use that area as a landing pad to bring back VTVL return-to-launch-site (RTLS) first-stage boosters of the reusable Falcon 9 launch vehicle. That pad was later named by SpaceX as Landing Zone 4 and first used operationally for a Falcon 9 booster landing in 2018.

SLC-4E

Atlas-Agena

The first launch from PALC2-4 occurred on 14 August 1964, when a KH-7 satellite was launched by an Atlas-Agena D. After 27 Atlas-Agena launches, the last of which was on 4 June 1967, the complex was deactivated.

Titan IIID

During 1971 the complex was reactivated and refurbished for use by the Martin Marietta Titan III launch vehicles. The Titan IIID made its maiden flight from SLC-4E on 15 June 1971, launching the first KH-9 Hexagon satellite. The first KH-11 Kennan satellite was launched from the complex on 19 December 1976. All 22 Titan IIIDs were launched from SLC-4E, with the last occurring on 17 November 1982.

Titan 34D

The complex was then refurbished to accommodate the Martin Marietta Titan 34D. Seven Titan 34Ds were launched between 20 June 1983, and 6 November 1988. SLC-4E hosted one of the most dramatic launch accidents in US history when a Titan 34D-9 carrying a KH-9 photoreconnaissance satellite exploded a few hundred feet above the pad on 18 April 1986. The enormous blast showered the launch complex with debris and toxic propellant (hydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide), resulting in extensive damage. 16 months after the accident, the pad was back in commission when it hosted a successful launch of a KH-11 satellite.

Titan IV

The last Titan variant to use the complex was the Titan IV, starting on 8 March 1991, with the launch of Lacrosse 2. On 19 October 2005, the last flight of a Titan rocket occurred, when a Titan IVB was launched from SLC-4E, with an Improved Crystal satellite. Following this launch, the complex was deactivated, having been used for 68 launches.

Falcon 9

SpaceX refurbished SLC–4E for Falcon 9 launches in a 24-month process that began in early 2011. The draft environmental impact assessment with a finding of "no significant impact" was published in February 2011. Demolition began on the pad's fixed and mobile service towers in summer 2011.

By late 2012, SpaceX anticipated that the initial launch from the Vandenberg pad would be in 2013, with the larger variant Falcon 9 v1.1. As the pad was nearing completion in February 2013, the first launch was scheduled for summer 2013, but was delayed until September 2013.

SLC-4W

SLC-4W started operations in 1963 as Space Launch Complex 4W, and continued as an operational launch site through 2003. In 2015, SpaceX started conversion of the launch site into Landing Zone LZ-4. Landing operations commenced in 2018 at LZ-4.

Atlas-Agena

The first launch to use what is now SLC-4 occurred on 12 July 1963, when an Atlas LV-3 Agena-D launched the first KH-7 Gambit reconnaissance satellite, from PALC-2-3. Twelve Atlas-Agenas launches were conducted from PALC-2-3, with the last occurring on 12 March 1965.

Titan IIIB

Following this, it was rebuilt as SLC-4W, a Titan launch complex. The first Titan launch from SLC-4W was a Titan IIIB, on 29 July 1966. All 68 Titan IIIB launches occurred from SLC-4W, with the last on 12 February 1987.

Titan 23G

After the retirement of the Titan IIIB, it became a Titan 23G launch site, and twelve Titan II launches, using the 23G orbital configuration, were conducted between 5 September 1988 and 18 October 2003. Following the retirement of the Titan 23G, SLC-4W was deactivated. 93 rockets were launched from SLC-4W.

SLC-4W was the site of the launch of Clementine, the only spacecraft to be launched from Vandenberg to the Moon, which was launched by a Titan 23G on 25 January 1994.

LZ-4

Development history

SpaceX signed a five-year lease of Launch Complex 4W in February 2015, in order to use the area to land reusable launch vehicles at the pad. The location is being used for vertical landing of Return-To-Launch-Site (RTLS) first-stage boosters of the Falcon 9 rockets that are launched from the adjacent SLC-4E launch pad. This novel use of SLC-4W had initially surfaced in July 2014 when NASASpaceFlight.com published that SpaceX was considering leasing SLC-4W for use as a RTLS vertical-landing facility for reusable first-stage boosters.

Principal structures on the pad were demolished in September 2014 as construction of the landing pad began and was completed sometime around 2017.

Detailed landing history

After performing return-to-launch-site (RTLS) landings at its two Cape Canaveral Space Force Station landing pads, Landing Zones 1 and 2, the company initially planned to attempt the first West Coast booster landing at Vandenberg AFB with the fourth Iridium NEXT satellite launch in December 2017, but ultimately opted for an expendable mission.

In July 2018, SpaceX filed an FCC permit to communicate with a Falcon 9 first stage post-landing at SLC-4W, hinting at a potential RTLS landing, for the SAOCOM 1A mission. This launch was later rescheduled to October 8, 2018.

Launch and landing statistics

SLC-4E

Atlas-Agena (1964–1967)

All flights operated by the United States Air Force.

No.	Date	Time (UTC)	Launch vehicle	Configuration	Result
14 August 1964	22:00	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-3802 (KH-7)	First launch from PALC-2-4.
23 September 1964	13:10	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4262 (KH-7)
8 October 1964	Unknown	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4036 (KH-7)	Electrical short caused Agena to shut down 1.5 seconds after staging and ignition, leading to range safety protocols being activated.
4 December 1964	18:57	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4439 (KH-7)
3 April 1965	21:25	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	SNAP-10A	Part of the Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power program, designed to study radioisotope thermoelectric generators and nuclear power in space. Only American nuclear reactor to be launched into space so far, and first demonstration of an ion thruster in orbit.
28 April 1965	20:17	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4983 (KH-7)
27 May 1965	19:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-5236 (KH-7)
25 June 1965	19:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-5501 (KH-7)
12 July 1965	19:00	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-5810 (KH-7)	Programmer error caused accidental sustainer engine shutdown alongside booster engine cutoff, causing vehicle to lose thrust and impact the Pacific Ocean.
3 August 1965	19:12	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-5698 (KH-7)
30 September 1965	19:20	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-7208 (KH-7)
8 November 1965	19:26	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-6232 (KH-7)
19 January 1966	20:10	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-7253 (KH-7)
15 February 1966	13:04	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1184 (KH-7)
18 March 1966	20:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-0879 (KH-7)
19 April 1966	19:12	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-0910 (KH-7)
14 May 1966	18:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1950 (KH-7)
3 June 1966	19:25	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1577 (KH-7)
12 July 1966	17:57	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1850 (KH-7)
16 August 1966	18:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1832 (KH-7)
16 September 1966	17:59	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1686 (KH-7)
12 October 1966	19:15	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-2055 (KH-7)
2 November 1966	20:23	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-2070 (KH-7)
5 December 1966	21:09	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1890 (KH-7)
2 February 1967	20:00	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4399 (KH-7)
22 May 1967	18:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4321 (KH-7)
4 June 1967	18:07	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4360 (KH-7)	Final Atlas flight from PALC-2, and last flight of the KH-7.

Titan III and IV (1971–2005)

All flights operated by the United States Air Force.

No.	Date	Time (UTC)	Launch vehicle	S/N and configuration	Result
15 June 1971	18:41	Titan IIID	3D-1	OPS-8709 (KH-9)	Maiden flight of the Titan IIID and first launch of the KH-9 Hexagon. First boostered Titan launch from Vandenberg and first launch as SLC-4E.
20 January 1972	18:36	Titan IIID	3D-2	OPS-1737 (KH-9)
7 July 1972	17:46	Titan IIID	3D-5	OPS-7293 (KH-9)
10 October 1972	18:03	Titan IIID	3D-3	OPS-8314 (KH-9)
9 March 1973	21:00	Titan IIID	3D-6	OPS-8410 (KH-9)
13 July 1973	20:22	Titan IIID	3D-7	OPS-8261 (KH-9)
10 November 1973	20:12	Titan IIID	3D-8	OPS-6630 (KH-9)
10 April 1974	20:20	Titan IIID	3D-9	OPS-6245 (KH-9)
29 October 1974	19:30	Titan IIID	3D-4	OPS-7122 (KH-9)
8 June 1975	18:30	Titan IIID	3D-10	OPS-6381 (KH-9)
4 December 1975	20:30	Titan IIID	3D-13	OPS-5547 (KH-9)
8 July 1976	18:30	Titan IIID	3D-14	OPS-4699 (KH-9)
19 December 1976	18:19	Titan IIID	3D-15	OPS-5705 (KH-11)	Maiden flight of the KH-11 Kennan, and first Key Hole launch without a capsule return planned.
27 June 1977	18:30	Titan IIID	3D-17	OPS-4800 (KH-9)
26 March 1978	18:40	Titan IIID	3D-20	OPS-0460 (KH-9)
14 June 1978	18:23	Titan IIID	3D-18	OPS-4515 (KH-11)
16 March 1979	18:30	Titan IIID	3D-21	OPS-3854 (KH-9)
7 February 1980	21:10	Titan IIID	3D-19	OPS-2581 (KH-11)
18 June 1980	18:30	Titan IIID	3D-16	OPS-3123 (KH-9)
3 September 1981	18:29	Titan IIID	3D-22	OPS-3984 (KH-11)
11 May 1982	18:35	Titan IIID	3D-24	OPS-5642 (KH-9)
17 November 1982	21:18	Titan IIID	3D-23	OPS-9627 (KH-11)	Last flight of the Titan IIID.
20 June 1983	18:45	Titan 34D	34D-5	OPS-0721 (KH-9)	First Titan 34D flight from Vandenberg.
25 June 1984	18:47	Titan 34D	34D-4	USA-2 (KH-9)	Final successful KH-9 launch.
4 December 1984	18:03	Titan 34D	34D-6	USA-6 (KH-11)
28 August 1985	21:20	Titan 34D	34D-7	KH-11	Propellant leak in core stage caused LR-87 to shut down, leading to loss of control and RSO protocols 272 seconds after launch.
18 April 1986	18:45	Titan 34D	34D-9	KH-9	Final launch of the KH-9 and of a Key Hole satellite using film return capsules. Booster segment joint failure caused SRB to explode 8 seconds after launch, destroying the vehicle and damaging SLC-4E and 4W with showering debris. Failure garnered attention thanks to similarities to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred only three months before.
26 October 1987	21:32	Titan 34D	34D-15	USA-27 (KH-11)
6 November 1988	18:03	Titan 34D	34D-14	USA-33 (KH-11)	Final Titan 34D flight from Vandenberg and last west coast Titan III launch.
8 March 1991	12:03	Titan IV	K-5, 403A	USA-69 (Lacrosse)	First Titan IV launch from Vandenberg.
8 November 1991	07:07	Titan IV	K-8, 403A	USA-72, USA-74, USA-76, and USA-77 (NOSS and SLDCOM)
28 November 1992	21:34	Titan IV	K-3, 404A	USA-86 (KH-11)
2 August 1993	19:59	Titan IV	K-11, 403A	3 NOSS and SLDCOM	Improperly repaired solid rocket booster led to explosion 101 seconds after launch, destroying the vehicle.
5 December 1995	21:18	Titan IV	K-15, 404A	USA-116 (KH-11)
12 May 1996	21:32	Titan IV	K-22, 403A	USA-119 to USA-124 (NOSS, SLDCOM, and TiPS)
20 December 1996	18:04	Titan IV	K-13, 404A	NROL-2	NRO launch. KH-11 satellite, also known as USA-129. First acknowledged launch by the National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg.
24 October 1997	02:32	Titan IV	A-18, 403A	NROL-3	NRO launch. Lacrosse satellite, also known as USA-133. Last Titan IV-A flight from SLC-4E.
22 May 1999	09:36	Titan IV	B-12, 404B	NROL-8	NRO launch. Misty satellite, also known as USA-144. First Titan IV-B launch from SLC-4E.
17 August 2000	23:45	Titan IV	B-28, 403B	NROL-11	NRO launch. Lacrosse satellite, also known as USA-152.
5 October 2001	21:21	Titan IV	B-34, 404B	NROL-14	NRO launch. KH-11 satellite, also known as USA-161.
19 October 2005	18:05	Titan IV	B-26, 404B	NROL-20	NRO launch. KH-11 satellite, also known as USA-186. Final Titan IV launch from SLC-4E, final Titan launch from Vandenberg, and final flight of the Titan family.

All flights operated by SpaceX.

No.	Date	Time (UTC)	Launch vehicle	Booster flight	Payload	Result	Remarks	69	70	71	72	73	74	76
29 September 2013	16:00	Falcon 9 v1.1	1003	last=Lindsey	first=Clark	date=4 January 2013	title=NewSpace flights in 2013	url=http://www.newspacewatch.com/articles/newspace-flights-in-2013.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526045649/http://www.newspacewatch.com/articles/newspace-flights-in-2013.html	archive-date=26 May 2013	access-date=3 January 2013	newspaper=NewSpace Watch}}	Maiden flight of the Falcon 9 v1.1 and first SpaceX flight from Vandenberg. First civilian launch from SLC-4E. First commercial Falcon 9 flight, using fairings instead of carrying a Dragon capsule.
17 January 2016	18:32	Falcon 9 v1.1	1017	title=SpaceX: Jason-3 Mission	url=http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_jason3_press_kit.pdf	access-date=23 January 2016	website=spacex.com	publisher=SpaceX	archive-date=17 January 2016	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117000708/http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_jason3_press_kit.pdf	url-status=dead }}		Part of the Jason satellite series, aiming to study oceanography. Collaboration between NASA, NOAA, and CNES. Final flight of Falcon 9 v1.1, and first attempt at a west coast first stage landing, using first deployment of drone ship Just Read the Instructions. Landing leg lock failed to latch, causing stage to tip over.
14 January 2017	17:54	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	1029-1	Iridium NEXT-1		First Vandenberg launch of Falcon 9 Full Thrust and first launch since the AMOS-6 explosion at SLC-40 in September 2016. First successful west coast booster landing.
25 June 2017	20:25	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	1036-1	Iridium NEXT-2
24 August 2017	18:50	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	1038-1	title=Formosat5 program description	url=http://www.nspo.org.tw/2008e/projects/project5/intro.htm	access-date=10 May 2014	publisher=NSPO}}		Originally scheduled to launch on a Falcon 1e from Omelek Island in 2013.
9 October 2017	12:37	Falcon 9 Block 4	1041-1	Iridium NEXT-3		First Falcon 9 Block 4 launch from Vandenberg.
23 December 2017	01:27	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	1036-2	Iridium NEXT-4		last1=@ChrisG_NSF	date=2017	title=Chris G - NSF Tweet	url=https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/943209436415496193	website=Twitter	language=en}} Booster expended via water landing.
22 February 2018	14:17	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	1038-2	Paz and Starlink Tintin A & B		First test launch of Starlink satellites, carrying two "Tintin" probes. First recovery of a Falcon 9 fairing. last west coast Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight.
30 March 2018	14:13	Falcon 9 Block 4	1041-2	Iridium NEXT-5		Booster expended via water landing.
22 May 2018	19:47	Falcon 9 Block 4	1043-2	Iridium-NEXT-6 and GRACE-FO		Collaboration between NASA and DLR for GRACE-FO, launched as rideshare and designed to study gravitational anomalies. Last Falcon 9 Block 4 launch from Vandenberg. Booster expended via water landing.
25 July 2018	11:39	Falcon 9 Block 5	1048-1	Iridium NEXT-7		First Falcon 9 Block 5 launch from Vandenberg.
8 October 2018	02:21	Falcon 9 Block 5	1048-2	SAOCOM 1A		First land landing on SpaceX's at Landing Zone 4 in SLC-4W.
3 December 2018	18:34	Falcon 9 Block 5	1046-3	SSO-A
11 January 2019	15:31	Falcon 9 Block 5	1049-2	Iridium NEXT-8
12 June 2019	14:17	Falcon 9 Block 5	1051-2	RADARSAT Constellation		Set of three Earth observation satellites by the Canadian Space Agency.
21 November 2020	17:17	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-1	Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich		Ppart of ESA's Copernicus Programme series of earth observation satellites. First Sentinel launch from the United States.
14 September 2021	03:55	Falcon 9 Block 5	1049-10	Starlink Group 2–1		First Starlink launch from Vandenberg,
24 November 2021	01:21	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-3	Double Asteroid Redirection Test		First of two Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment missions by NASA and ESA, aimed at demonstrating and studying impacting for asteroid defense at 65803 Didymos. Compliments the 2024 launch of Hera. First artificial object to change a celestial body's orbit. First Falcon 9 launch to another celestial body outside Earth's Hill sphere, and first successful launch from SLC-4 to heliocentric orbit.
18 December 2021	12:41	Falcon 9 Block 5	1051-11	Starlink Group 4–4
2 February 2022	20:27	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-1	NROL-87		NRO launch. Unknown satellite, also known as USA-326.
25 February 2022	17:12	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-4	Starlink Group 4–11
17 April 2022	13:13	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-2	NROL-85		NRO launch. Two Intruder satellites, sharing the designation USA-327.
13 May 2022	22:07	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-5	Starlink Group 4–13
18 June 2022	14:19	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-3	SARah 1
11 July 2022	01:39	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-6	Starlink Group 3–1
22 July 2022	17:39	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-4	Starlink Group 3–2
12 August 2022	21:40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-10	Starlink Group 3–3
31 August 2022	05:40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-7	Starlink Group 3–4
5 October 2022	23:10	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-5	Starlink Group 4–29
28 October 2022	01:14	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-8	Starlink Group 4–31
16 December 2022	11:46	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-6	Surface Water and Ocean Topography		Joint mission between NASA and CNES, designed to survey ocean topography.
30 December 2022	07:38	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-11	EROS-C3
19 January 2023	15:43	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-1	Starlink Group 2–4
31 January 2023	16:15	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-7	Starlink Group 2–6		Carried the ION SCV-009 cubesat deployer as a secondary payload.
17 February 2023	19:12	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-9	Starlink Group 2–5
3 March 2023	18:38	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-12	Starlink Group 2–7
17 March 2023	19:26	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-8	Starlink Group 2–8
2 April 2023	14:29	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-2	SDA Tranche 0A
15 April 2023	06:48	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-10	Transporter 7		First SpaceX Transporter mission of satellite ridesharing to launch from Vandenberg.
27 April 2023	13:40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-13	Starlink Group 3–5
10 May 2023	20:09	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-3	Starlink Group 2–9
20 May 2023	13:16	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-11	Iridium NEXT-9 and OneWeb #19
31 May 2023	06:02	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-14	Starlink Group 2–10
12 June 2023	21:35	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-9	Transporter 8
22 June 2023	07:19	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-4	Starlink Group 5–7
7 July 2023	19:29	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-12	Starlink Group 5–13
20 July 2023	04:09	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-10	Starlink Group 6–15
8 August 2023	03:57	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-5	Starlink Group 6–20
22 August 2023	09:37	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-15	Starlink Group 7–1
2 September 2023	14:25	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-13	SDA Tranche 0B
12 September 2023	06:57	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-11	Starlink Group 7–2
25 September 2023	08:48	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-6	Starlink Group 7–3
9 October 2023	07:23	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-14	Starlink Group 7–4
21 October 2023	08:23	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-16	Starlink Group 7–5
29 October 2023	09:00	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-7	Starlink Group 7–6
11 November 2023	18:49	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-12	Transporter 9
20 November 2023	10:30	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-15	Starlink Group 7–7
1 December 2023	18:19	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-17	425 Project Flight 1
8 December 2023	08:03	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-13	Starlink Group 7–8
24 December 2023	13:11	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-8	last=Krebs	first=Gunter	title=SARah 2/3	url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sarah-p.htm	access-date=22 November 2020	work=Gunter's Space Page}}
3 January 2024	03:44	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-1	Starlink Group 7–9
14 January 2024	08:59	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-18	Starlink Group 7–10
24 January 2024	00:35	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-16	Starlink Group 7–11
29 January 2024	05:57	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-9	Starlink Group 7–12
10 February 2024	00:34	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-14	Starlink Group 7–13
15 February 2024	21:34	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-2	Starlink Group 7–14
23 February 2024	04:11	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-19	Starlink Group 7–15
4 March 2024	22:05	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-5	Transporter 10
11 March 2024	04:09	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-17	Starlink Group 7–17
19 March 2024	02:28	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-10	Starlink Group 7–16		Carried two Starshield as secondary payloads.
2 April 2024	02:30	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-15	Starlink Group 7–18
7 April 2024	02:25	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-6	Starlink Group 8–1
11 April 2024	14:25	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-3	USSF-62		Launch for the United States Space Force. First launch of a Weather System Follow-on Mircrowave satellite, designed to succeed the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
2 May 2024	18:36	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-20	WorldView Legion 1 and 2
10 May 2024	04:30	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-4	Starlink Group 8–2
14 May 2024	18:39	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-18	Starlink Group 8–7
22 May 2024	08:00	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-16	NROL-146		NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-354 to USA-374.
28 May 2024	22:20	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-7	EarthCARE		Part of the Earth Explorer Programme, designed to study clouds, aerosols, solar radiation and infrared radiation. Collaboration between ESA and JAXA.
8 June 2024	12:58	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-21	Starlink Group 8–8
19 June 2024	03:40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-5	Starlink Group 9–1
24 June 2024	03:47	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-11	Starlink Group 9–2
29 June 2024	03:14	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-8	NROL-186		NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-375 to USA-395.
12 July 2024	02:35	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-19	Starlink Group 9–3		Oxygen leak in upper stage resulted in engine disintegration during second burn. All 20 satellites deployed, but mishap shortened lifespan to operational uselessness.
28 July 2024	09:22	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-17	Starlink Group 9–4
4 August 2024	07:24	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-6	Starlink Group 11–1
12 August 2024	02:02	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-22	ASBM 1 & ASBM 2
16 August 2024	18:56	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-12	Transporter 11
31 August 2024	08:48	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-9	Starlink Group 9–5
6 September 2024	03:20	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-20	NROL-113		NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-400 to USA-420.
13 September 2024	01:45	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-18	Starlink Group 9–6
20 September 2024	13:50	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-13	Starlink Group 9–17
25 September 2024	04:01	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-10	Starlink Group 9–8
15 October 2024	08:21	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-19	Starlink Group 9–7
20 October 2024	05:13	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-7	OneWeb #20
24 October 2024	17:13	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-21	NROL-167		NRO launch. 17 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-421 to USA-437.
30 October 2024	12:07	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-14	Starlink Group 9–9
9 November 2024	06:14	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-11	Starlink Group 9–10
14 November 2024	05:23	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-8	Starlink Group 9–11
18 November 2024	05:53	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-20	Starlink Group 9–12
24 November 2024	05:25	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-15	Starlink Group 9–13
30 November 2024	08:10	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-1	NROL-126		NRO launch. 2 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-438 and USA-439. Launched alongside 20 Starlink satellites.
5 December 2024	03:05	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-12	Starlink Group 9–14
13 December 2024	21:55	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-9	Starlink Group 11–2
17 December 2024	13:49	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-22	NROL-149		NRO launch. 22 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-441 to USA-462.
21 December 2024	11:34	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-21	Bandwagon-2
29 December 2024	01:58	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-16	Starlink Group 11–3

Falcon 9 (since 2025)

All flights operated by SpaceX.

No.	Date	Time (UTC)	Launch vehicle	Booster flight	Result
10 January 2025	03:53	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-22	NROL-153	NRO launch. 21 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-463 to USA-483.
14 January 2025	19:09	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-2	Transporter 12
21 January 2025	15:45	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-10	Starlink Group 11–8
24 January 2025	14:07	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-23	Starlink Group 11–6
1 February 2025	23:02	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-17	Starlink Group 11–4
11 February 2025	02:09	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-23	Starlink Group 11–10
23 February 2025	01:38	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-11	Starlink Group 15–1
12 March 2025	03:10	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-3	SPHEREx & PUNCH	Part of the Explorer program. SPHEREx designed to create a survey of infrared galaxy spectra, PUNCH designed to study the outer solar corona.
15 March 2025	06:43	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-13	Transporter 13
21 March 2025	06:49	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-4	NROL-57	NRO launch. 11 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-487 to USA-497.
26 March 2025	22:11	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-24	Starlink Group 11–7
4 April 2025	01:02	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-5	Starlink Group 11–13
7 April 2025	23:06	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-1	Starlink Group 11–11
12 April 2025	12:25	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-24	NROL-192	NRO launch. 22 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-499 to USA-520.
20 April 2025	12:29	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-12	NROL-145	NRO launch. 22 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-523 to USA-544. First NRO launch under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1.
28 April 2025	20:42	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-25	Starlink Group 11–9
10 May 2025	00:19	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-14	Starlink Group 15–3
13 May 2025	01:15	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-6	Starlink Group 15–4
16 May 2025	13:43	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-2	Starlink Group 15–5
23 May 2025	22:32	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-18	Starlink Group 11–16
27 May 2025	16:57	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-13	Starlink Group 17–1
31 May 2025	20:10	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-25	Starlink Group 11–18
4 June 2025	23:40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-26	Starlink Group 11–22
8 June 2025	14:20	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-7	Starlink Group 15–8
13 June 2025	01:54	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-15	Starlink Group 15–6
17 June 2025	03:36	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-3	Starlink Group 15–9
23 June 2025	21:25	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-26	Transporter 14
28 June 2025	17:13	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-8	Starlink Group 15–7
16 July 2025	02:05	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-4	Starlink Group 15–2
19 July 2025	03:52	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-14	Starlink Group 17–3
23 July 2025	18:13	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-16	TRACERS + 5 rideshares	Part of the Explorer program, designed to observe the solar wind and how it forms.
27 July 2025	04:31	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-19	Starlink Group 17–2
31 July 2025	18:35	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-27	Starlink Group 13–4
14 August 2025	05:05	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-5	Starlink Group 17–4
18 August 2025	16:26	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-9	Starlink Group 17–5
22 August 2025	17:04	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-17	Starlink Group 17–6
26 August 2025	18:53	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-27	NAOS (LUXEOSys)
+ 7 rideshares
30 August 2025	04:59	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-15	Starlink Group 17–7
3 September 2025	03:51	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-1	Starlink Group 17–8
6 September 2025	18:06	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-20	Starlink Group 17–9
10 September 2025	14:12	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-6	SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B
13 September 2025	17:55	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-28	Starlink Group 17–10
19 September 2025	16:31	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-10	Starlink Group 17–12
22 September 2025	17:38	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-18	NROL-48	NRO launch. 11 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-558 to USA-565.
26 September 2025	04:26	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-16	Starlink Group 17–11
29 September 2025	02:04	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-28	Starlink Group 11–20
3 October 2025	14:06	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-2	Starlink Group 11–39	47 Launches were carried out in this complex this year, surpassing last year with 46 launches carried out.
8 October 2025	03:54	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-29	Starlink Group 11–17
15 October 2025	23:06	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-7	SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C
19 October 2025	19:24	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-11	Starlink Group 11–19
22 October 2025	14:16	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-21	Starlink Group 11–5
25 October 2025	14:20	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-19	Starlink Group 11–12
28 October 2025	00:43	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-17	Starlink Group 11–21
31 October 2025	20:41	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-29	Starlink Group 11–23
6 November 2025	21:13	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-8	Starlink Group 11–14
17 November 2025	05:21	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-3	Sentinel-6B	Part of ESA's Copernicus Programme series of earth observation satellites.
23 November 2025	08:48	Falcon 9 Block 5	1100-1	Starlink Group 11–30
28 November 2025	18:44	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-30	Transporter-15
2 December 2025	05:28	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-20	Starlink Group 15–10
4 December 2025	20:42	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-4	Starlink Group 11–25
7 December 2025	17:58	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-12	Starlink Group 11–15
10 December 2025	11:40	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-18	Starlink Group 15–11
14 December 2025	05:49	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-9	Starlink Group 15–12
17 December 2025	15:27	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-30	Starlink Group 15–13
3 January 2026	02:09	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-21	CSG-3
11 January 2026	13:44	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-5	Twilight Rideshare	Rideshare mission. Includes Pandora as payload, first launch of the Pioneers Program, designed to study exoplanet atmospheres from the transit method.
17 January 2026	04:39	Falcon 9 Block 5	1100-2	NROL-105	NRO launch. 2 Starshield satellites, also known as USA-572 and USA-573.
22 January 2026	05:47	Falcon 9 Block 5	1093-10	Starlink Group 17–30
25 January 2026	17:30	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-6	Starlink Group 17–20
29 January 2026	17:53	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-19	Starlink Group 17–19

Upcoming launches

Planned date	Launch vehicle	Payload
2 February 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	Starlink Group 17–32
6 February 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	Starlink Group 17–33
10 February 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	Starlink Group 17–34
14 February 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	Starlink Group 17–13

SLC-4W and LZ-4

SLC-4W

LZ-4

Atlas and Titan launches

All flights prior to November 1963 operated by the United States Navy. All flights afterwards operated by the United States Air Force.

No.	Date	Time (UTC)	Launch vehicle	Configuration	Result
12 July 1963	20:46	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1467 (KH-7)	First launch from PALC-2, and first flight of the KH-7 Gambit.
6 September 1963	19:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-1947 (KH-7)
25 October 1963	18:59	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-2196 (KH-7)
18 December 1963	21:45	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-2372 (KH-7)
25 February 1964	18:59	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-2423 (KH-7)
11 March 1964	20:14	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-3435 (KH-7)
23 April 1964	16:19	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-3473 (KH-7)
19 May 1964	19:21	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-3592 (KH-7)
6 July 1964	18:51	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-3684 (KH-7)
23 October 1964	18:30	Atlas-Agena	Atlas LV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4384 (KH-7)
23 January 1965	20:09	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4703 (KH-7)
12 March 1965	19:25	Atlas-Agena	Atlas SLV-3 / Agena-D	OPS-4920 (KH-7)	Final Atlas launch from PALC-2-3.
29 July 1966	18:43	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-3014 (KH-8)	Maiden flight of the Titan IIIB and first orbital Titan flight from Vandenberg. First launch as SLC-4W and maiden flight of the KH-8 Gambit-3.
28 September 1966	19:12	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4096 (KH-8)
14 December 1966	18:14	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-8968 (KH-8)
24 February 1967	19:55	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4204 (KH-8)
26 April 1967	18:00	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4243 (KH-8)	Probable fuel line obstruction led to loss of thrust in second stage, causing failure to reach orbit and impacting the Pacific Ocean 600 miles downrange.
20 June 1967	16:19	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4282 (KH-8)
16 August 1967	17:02	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4886 (KH-8)
19 September 1967	18:28	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4941 (KH-8)
25 October 1967	19:15	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4995 (KH-8)
5 December 1967	18:45	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5000 (KH-8)
18 January 1968	19:04	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5028 (KH-8)
13 March 1968	19:55	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5057 (KH-8)
7 April 1968	17:00	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5105 (KH-8)
5 June 1968	17:31	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5138 (KH-8)
6 August 1968	16:33	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5187 (KH-8)
10 September 1968	18:30	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5247 (KH-8)
6 November 1968	19:10	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5296 (KH-8)
4 December 1968	19:23	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-6518 (KH-8)
22 January 1969	19:10	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-7585 (KH-8)
4 March 1969	19:30	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-4248 (KH-8)
15 April 1969	17:30	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-5310 (KH-8)
3 June 1969	16:49	Titan IIIB	Titan IIIB / Agena-D	OPS-1077 (KH-8)
23 August 1969	16:00	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-7807 (KH-8A)
14 October 1969	18:10	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-8455 (KH-8A)
14 January 1970	18:43	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-6531 (KH-8A)
15 April 1970	15:52	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-2863 (KH-8A)
25 June 1970	14:50	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-6820 (KH-8A)
18 August 1970	14:45	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-7874 (KH-8A)
23 October 1970	17:40	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-7568 (KH-8A)
21 January 1971	18:28	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-7776 (KH-8A)
21 March 1971	03:45	Titan IIIB	Titan III(33)B / Agena-D	OPS-4788 (Jumpseat)
22 April 1971	15:30	Titan IIIB	Titan III(23)B / Agena-D	OPS-7899 (KH-8A)
12 August 1971	15:30	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-8607 (KH-8A)
23 October 1971	17:16	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-7616 (KH-8A)
16 February 1972	09:59	Titan IIIB	Titan III(33)B / Agena-D	OPS-1844 (Jumpseat)	Unknown failure caused vehicle to fail to reach orbit.
17 March 1972	17:00	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-1678 (KH-8A)
20 May 1972	15:30	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-6574 (KH-8A)	Agena suffered from pressurization failure, causing failure to reach orbit.
1 September 1972	17:44	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-8888 (KH-8A)
21 December 1972	17:45	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-3978 (KH-8A)
16 May 1973	16:40	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-2093 (KH-8A)	Payload notable for being used to assess damage to Skylab during ascent prior to Skylab 2's docking.
26 June 1973	17:00	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-4018 (KH-8A)	First stage fuel take suffered rupture 11 seconds after launch, causing vehicle to break up.
21 August 1973	16:07	Titan IIIB	Titan III(33)B / Agena-D	OPS-7724 (Jumpseat)
27 September 1973	17:15	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-6275 (KH-8A)
13 February 1974	18:00	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-6889 (KH-8A)
6 June 1974	16:30	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-1776 (KH-8A)
14 August 1974	15:35	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-3004 (KH-8A)
10 March 1975	04:41	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-2439 (Jumpseat)
18 April 1975	16:48	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-4883 (KH-8A)
9 October 1975	19:15	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-5499 (KH-8A)
22 March 1976	18:14	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-7600 (KH-8A)
2 June 1976	20:56	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-7837 (SDS)
6 August 1976	22:21	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-7940 (SDS)
15 September 1976	18:50	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-8533 (KH-8A)
13 March 1977	18:41	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-4915 (KH-8A)
23 September 1977	18:34	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-7471 (KH-8A)
25 February 1978	05:00	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-6031 (Jumpseat)
5 August 1978	05:00	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-7310 (SDS)
28 May 1979	18:14	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-7164 (KH-8A)
13 December 1980	16:04	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-5805 (SDS)
28 February 1981	19:15	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-1166 (KH-8A)
24 April 1981	21:32	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-7225 (Jumpseat)	Spacecraft failed to separate from Agena, hampering operations.
21 January 1982	19:36	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-2849 (KH-8A HB)
15 April 1983	18:45	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-2925 (KH-8A)
31 July 1983	15:41	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	OPS-7304 (Jumpseat)
17 April 1984	18:45	Titan IIIB	Titan III(24)B / Agena-D	OPS-8424 (KH-8A)	Final flight of the KH-8.
28 August 1984	18:03	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	USA-4 (SDS)
8 February 1985	06:10	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	USA-9 (SDS)
12 February 1987	06:40	Titan IIIB	Titan III(34)B / Agena-D	USA-21 (SDS)	Final flight of the Titan IIIB, and final flight of an Agena upper stage.
5 September 1988	09:25	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G	USA-32 (Singleton)	Maiden flight of the Titan 23G.
6 September 1989	01:49	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G	USA-45 (Singleton)
25 April 1992	08:53	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G	USA-81 (Singleton)
5 October 1993	17:56	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP	Landsat 6	Part of the Landsat program, aimed at providing research-oriented photographs of Earth. First civilian launch from SLC-4W. Star-37 failed to ignite, causing failure to put payload in orbit.
25 January 1994	16:34	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G	Clementine	Collaboration between NASA and the BMDO. Designed to perform long-term tests of instruments as well as exploring the Moon and asteroid 1620 Geographos. First launch to another celestial body from Vandenberg and first dedicated American mission to the Moon since the Apollo Program. Payload failed prior to mission to Geographos.
4 April 1997	16:47	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37S	USA-131 (DMSP)
13 May 1998	15:52	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP	NOAA-15	Part of the Advanced TIROS-N series of weather satellites for NOAA. Launched as NOAA-K. First TIROS launch on a Titan.
20 June 1999	02:15	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G	QuickSCAT	Earth observation satellite designed to observe wind speed and direction over oceans.
22 December 1999	17:38	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP	USA-147 (DMSP)
21 September 2000	10:22	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP	NOAA-16	Part of the Advanced TIROS-N series of weather satellites for NOAA. Launched as NOAA-L.
24 June 2002	18:23	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP	NOAA-17	Part of the Advanced TIROS-N series of weather satellites for NOAA. Launched as NOAA-M. Final civilian launch from SLC-4W prior to LZ-4 conversion.
6 January 2003	14:19	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G	Coriolis	Collaboration between the NRL and AFRL. Earth observation satellite designed to observe wind speed and direction over oceans, as well as observing solar wind.
18 October 2003	16:17	Titan 23G	Titan II(23)G / Star-37XFP	USA-172 (DMSP)	Final flight of the Titan 23G. Final Titan II launch and last Titan flight without solid rocket boosters. Final launch from SLC-4W prior to conversion to LZ-4.

Falcon 9 landings

All landings operated by SpaceX.

No.	Date (UTC)	Launch vehicle	Booster flight	Launch site
8 October 2018	Falcon 9 Block 5	1048-2	SLC-4E	SAOCOM 1A
12 June 2019	Falcon 9 Block 5	1051-2	SLC-4E	RADARSAT Constellation
21 November 2020	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-1	SLC-4E	Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
2 February 2022	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-1	SLC-4E	NROL-87
17 April 2022	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-2	SLC-4E	NROL-85
18 June 2022	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-3	SLC-4E	SARah 1
16 December 2022	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-6	SLC-4E	SWOT
30 December 2022	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-11	SLC-4E	EROS-C3
2 April 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-2	SLC-4E	SDA Tranche 0A
15 April 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-10	SLC-4E	Transporter 7
12 June 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-9	SLC-4E	Transporter 8
2 September 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-13	SLC-4E	SDA Tranche 0B
11 November 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-12	SLC-4E	Transporter 9
1 December 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-17	SLC-4E	425 Project Flight 1
24 December 2023	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-8	SLC-4E	SARah 2 & 3
4 March 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-5	SLC-4E	Transporter 10
11 April 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-3	SLC-4E	USSF-62
2 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1061-20	SLC-4E	WorldView Legion 1 & 2
28 May 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-7	SLC-4E	EarthCARE
16 August 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1075-12	SLC-4E	Transporter 11
20 October 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1082-7	SLC-4E	OneWeb #20
21 December 2024	Falcon 9 Block 5	1071-21	SLC-4E	Bandwagon-2
14 January 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-2	SLC-4E	Transporter 12
12 March 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-3	SLC-4E	SPHEREx & PUNCH
15 March 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-13	SLC-4E	Transporter 13
21 March 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1088-4	SLC-4E	NROL-57
23 July 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-16	SLC-4E	TRACERS + 5 rideshares
26 August 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1063-27	SLC-4E	NAOS (LUXEOSys) + 7 rideshares
22 September 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-18	SLC-4E	NROL-48
17 November 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	B1097-3	SLC-4E	Sentinel-6B
3 January 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	1081-21	SLC-4E	CSG-3
11 January 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	1097-5	SLC-4E	Twilight Rideshare
17 January 2026	Falcon 9 Block 5	1100-2	SLC-4E	NROL-105

Gallery

File:Titan IIID rocket.jpg|Titan IIID launch from SLC-4E File:Final Titan IV launch.jpg|Final Titan IV launch from SLC-4E in 2005 File:SpaceX Falcon 9.jpg|Inaugural mission of the Falcon 9 v1.1 from SLC-4E in September 2013 File:Iridium-1 Mission (31450835954).jpg|SLC-4 with Falcon 9 on launch pad at SLC-4E in January 2017 with Iridium NEXT satellites File:Titan 23G rocket.gif|A Titan 23G on SLC-4W File:SAOCOM 1A Mission (30234801997).jpg|The landing of SAOCOM 1A, the first landing at LZ-4

Notes

Falcon 9 first-stage boosters have a four-digit serial number. A decimal point followed by a number indicates the flight count. For example, B1021.1 and B1021.2 represent the first and second flights of booster B1021. Boosters without a decimal point were expended on their first flight.

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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4

SLC-4E

Atlas-Agena

Titan IIID

Titan 34D

Titan IV

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Atlas-Agena

Titan IIIB

Titan 23G

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