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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West

rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
Place Launch Pad Q98460224

Facts

11 properties

Identity

Instance of
launch pad, military installation[4]
Inception
1959[6]

Location

Country
United States[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 34.644°, -120.593°[7]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Santa Barbara County[2]
More facts +6
Part of
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3[5]
Short name
SLC-3W[11]
Operator
United States Air Force (1959–1995), SpaceX (2004–2009)
Service entry
1960[8]
Service retirement
2009[9]
Significant event
construction (1959–1960), renovation for repurposing (1962–1963), renovation for repurposing (1967–1968), renovation for repurposing (1972–1972), renovation for repurposing (2004–2005), service retirement (2009)[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Complex 1-1 en PALC 1-1 en Point Arguello Launch Complex 1-1 en SLC-3W en SLC3W en Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 West en Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 West en Vandenberg SFB SLC-3W en Vandenberg SFB Space Launch Complex 3 West en Vandenberg SLC-3W en Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 3 West en Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West

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Summary

Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West is a launch pad[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Wikidata description → rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the Uni
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Santa Barbara County
    Inception → 1959
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: OpenStreetMap way ID: 747857585, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/747857585 in United States"
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