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Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2

Index Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2

Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) is an active rocket launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, USA. [1]

17 relations: California, Delta (rocket family), Delta E, Delta II, Delta N, ESSA-3, Gravity Probe B, Joint Polar Satellite System, Launch pad, PGM-17 Thor, Rocket launch, TD-1A, Thor-Agena, Thorad-Agena, United States, United States Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base.

California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Delta (rocket family)

Delta is an American versatile family of expendable launch systems that has provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960.

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Delta E

The Delta E, or Thor-Delta E was an American expendable launch system used for twenty-three orbital launches between 1965 and 1971.

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Delta II

Delta II is an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas.

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Delta N

The Delta N or Thor-Delta N was an American expendable launch system used for nine orbital launches between 1968 and 1972.

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ESSA-3

ESSA-3 (or TOS-A) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite.

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Gravity Probe B

Gravity Probe B (GP-B) was a satellite-based mission which launched on 20 April 2004 on a Delta II rocket.

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Joint Polar Satellite System

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites.

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Launch pad

A launch pad is an above-ground platform from which a rocket-powered missile or space vehicle is vertically launched.

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PGM-17 Thor

Thor was the first operational ballistic missile deployed by the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

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Rocket launch

A rocket launch is the takeoff phase of the flight of a rocket.

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TD-1A

TD-1A, or Thor-Delta 1A, was a European astrophysical research satellite which was launched in 1972.

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Thor-Agena

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.

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Thorad-Agena

The Thorad-Agena was an American expendable launch system, derived from the Thor and Delta rockets.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base northwest of Lompoc, California.

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SLC-2E, SLC-2W.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_AFB_Space_Launch_Complex_2

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