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  • Firefly Alpha Mission 'VICTUS NOX' Successfully Launches from Vandenberg

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a space vehicle for the United States Space Force into low Earth orbit aboard Firefly's Alpha vehicle from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2, Sept. 14, 2023, at 7:28 p.m. PDT. In a major advancement of Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) capabilities, Space

  • MISSILE DEFENSE TEST COMPLETED

    A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg today at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time by Space Launch Delta 30 officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.

  • Unarmed Minuteman III test launch from Vandenberg

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 12:03 a.m., Pacific Time.

  • Falcon 9 Iridium/Grace FO Launch

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying both Iridium and Grace FO payloads from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Tuesday, May 22, at 12:47 p.m. PDT.

  • ATLAS V LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    Team Vandenberg launched the NASA InSight  Mission to Mars on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch  Complex-3E here, Saturday, May 5, at 4:05 a.m. PDT. Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, was the space launch commander. "This is our first interplanetary launch to Mars

  • Atlas V InSight scheduled to launch

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch the NASA InSight on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3E here, Saturday, May 5, with a two-hour launch window starting at 4:05 a.m. PDT. Come watch the first interplanetary mission to take off from the West Coast from one of the

  • Falcon 9 Iridium-5 launch photos

    Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of the fifth Iridium mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Friday, March 30, 2018, at 6:13 a.m. PST. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clayton Wear/Released)

  • Falcon 9 PAZ launched from Vandenberg

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a PAZ payload from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:17 a.m. PST.Col. Greg Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the space launch commander."This launch was a testament to the hard work of Team Vandenberg, SpaceX

  • Falcon 9 PAZ launch delayed

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the PAZ satellite from Space Launch Complex-4, is delayed today due to upper level winds.The launch is rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:17 a.m. PST.For questions about the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, please contact John Taylor, SpaceX communications director

  • Falcon 9 PAZ Launch Delayed

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a PAZ payload from Space Launch Complex-4, is delayed to allow for additional time to perform final checkouts of the upgraded fairing. The Falcon 9 and payload remain healthy.  The launch is rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 6:17 a.m. PST.

 

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