Launch site | Vandenberg SFB Previously California Spaceport | ||||||||||||
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Location | 34.5762°N 120.6324°W | ||||||||||||
Short name | SLC-8 | ||||||||||||
Operator | Harris Corp US Space Force Previously California Spaceport | ||||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||||
Orbital inclination range | 51° – 145° | ||||||||||||
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Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8), is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. It is used by Minotaur rockets. It was originally part of the California Spaceport, and was known as the Commercial Launch Facility (CLF) or Space Launch Facility (SLF).
As of August 2011, nine rockets; six Minotaur I and three Minotaur IV, have been launched from SLC-8.