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− | '''Vandenberg | + | '''Vandenberg Air Force Base''' is an American [[spaceport]] located in California, on the Pacific coast. Because of its location it is used for launches into [[polar]] orbit; as well as missile tests over the Pacific ocean. |
There are several excellent Addons modeling the base. | There are several excellent Addons modeling the base. | ||
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A history is available at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base] | A history is available at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base] | ||
+ | ==Pads and runways== | ||
+ | *Runway 12/30: 4572x61m, concrete, lights, ILS | ||
+ | *Frequencies: | ||
+ | **ILS: 110.1 MHz | ||
+ | **APP: 112.25 MHz | ||
+ | **ATIS: 133.125 MHz | ||
+ | **GND: 121.75 MHz | ||
+ | **TWR: 124.95 MHz | ||
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+ | *Active launch pads: | ||
+ | **Launch Complex 576-E | ||
+ | **Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC 8), used for commercial [[Minotaur]] launches. It is known as the "[[California Spaceport]]" | ||
+ | **Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC 6), used for [[Delta IV]] | ||
+ | **Space Launch Complex 3-East (SLC 3E), used for [[Atlas V]] | ||
+ | **Space Launch Complex 2W (SLC 2W), used for [[Delta II]] | ||
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+ | ==Charts and diagrams== | ||
+ | *[http://skyvector.com/?ll=34.737336111,-120.584308333&chart=301&zoom=1 charts from skyvector.com] | ||
+ | *[http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport airport diagram and info from http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport] | ||
+ | *[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2Fcgi-bin%2Fkmlexport%3Farticle%3DVandenberg_Air_Force_Base%26usecache%3D1 Map of all launch pad coordinates] | ||
+ | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_Arguello_and_Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base.jpg aerial view from Wikimedia Commons] | ||
+ | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2007_04_24_sba-sfo-lhr_013.JPG_(475936012).jpg aerial view from Wikimedia Commons] | ||
+ | *[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS018/ISS018-E-5453.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."] | ||
+ | *[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS018/ISS018-E-5454.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."] | ||
+ | *[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS018/ISS018-E-5455.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."] | ||
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+ | [[Category: Articles]] | ||
[[Category:Real spaceports]] | [[Category:Real spaceports]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Surface bases]] | ||
+ | [[Category:USA]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 16 October 2022
Vandenberg Air Force Base is an American spaceport located in California, on the Pacific coast. Because of its location it is used for launches into polar orbit; as well as missile tests over the Pacific ocean.
There are several excellent Addons modeling the base.
A history is available at Wikipedia [1]
Pads and runways[edit]
- Runway 12/30: 4572x61m, concrete, lights, ILS
- Frequencies:
- ILS: 110.1 MHz
- APP: 112.25 MHz
- ATIS: 133.125 MHz
- GND: 121.75 MHz
- TWR: 124.95 MHz
- Active launch pads:
- Launch Complex 576-E
- Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC 8), used for commercial Minotaur launches. It is known as the "California Spaceport"
- Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC 6), used for Delta IV
- Space Launch Complex 3-East (SLC 3E), used for Atlas V
- Space Launch Complex 2W (SLC 2W), used for Delta II
Charts and diagrams[edit]
- charts from skyvector.com
- airport diagram and info from http://skyvector.com/airport/VBG/Vandenberg-AFB-Airport
- Map of all launch pad coordinates
- aerial view from Wikimedia Commons
- aerial view from Wikimedia Commons
- Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
- Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
- Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."