Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5
Scout G-1 / MSTI-2 |
Space Launch Complex 5 (SLC-5) was a
Scout launch vehicles between 1962 and 1994. Satellites launched from the complex included Transit, OV3, Explorer and P35 (DMSP) spacecraft. Most of the satellites launched from SLC-5 were placed into low Earth orbits, or low medium Earth orbits
.
As of 2009*, the complex is still standing, however the U.S. Air Force is considering demolishing it to salvage parts. If the complex is dismantled, there are plans to produce a
Historic American Engineering Record of the site, and to preserve the tower.[1]
SLC-5 launches
Date | Nickname | Op # | Payload | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 April 1962 | Blue Scout I V-112 | 9201 | GRAB | |
23 May 1962 | Blue Scout II V-117 | 1201 | DMSP Block-1 |
Failure - 2nd stage exploded |
23 August 1962 | Blue Scout III V-126 | 2201 | DMSP Block-1 |
|
18 December 1962 | Blue Scout IV V-121 | 5201 | Transit | |
19 February 1963 | Blue Scout V V-132 | 0240 | DMSP Block-1 |
|
5 April 1963 | Blue Scout VI | 0804 | Transit 5A-2 | |
26 April 1963 | Blue Scout VII | 1298 | DMSP Block-1 |
|
15 June 1963 | Blue Scout VIII | 1292 | Transit 5A-3 | |
27 September 1963 | Blue Scout IX | 1610 | DMSP Block-1 |
|
19 December 1963 | Blue Scout X | 2843 | Explorer 19 / Atmosphere Density Experiment | |
3 June 1964 | ARROW PLANT | 4412 | Transit 5C-1 | |
25 June 1964 | CHERRY PIE | 4926 | Environmental Sciences Research Satellite (ESRS) | Launch failure |
25 August 1964 | HURRY BABY | 3826 | Explorer 20 / Ionosphere Explorer | |
9 October 1964 | GUS GOOSE | 6072 | ||
21 November 1964 | IMA BIRD | 6328 | ||
6 December 1965 | SQUEEKY HUB | 0542 | ||
21 December 1965 | SOCIAL CIRCLE | 1509 | ||
28 January 1966 | INVENTORY AID | 1593 | ||
25 March 1966 | BEST GIRL | 1117 | ||
22 April 1966 | LABRADOR RETRVR | 1527 | ||
18 May 1966 | DANCE LESSON | 0082 | ||
4 August 1966 | RUBBER MAT | 3140 | ||
17 August 1966 | MARBLE HALL | 2366 | ||
28 October 1966 | BUSY SERVICE | 3820 | ||
31 January 1967 | BUSY MASON | 5589 | ||
13 April 1967 | BUSY MINUTEMAN | 0100 | ||
5 May 1967 | BUSY WIFE | 7102 | ||
18 May 1967 | BUSY OCEAN | 7218 | ||
29 May 1967 | OLD FAD | 8086 |
- As of 19 July 2017, the complex appears to have been demolished, comparing 2009 to 2017 imagery in Google Earth.
References
- Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC5". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 September 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "Base considers disassembling historical launch complex". Spaceflight Now. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.