Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2
 Delta II at SLC-2W, with Gravity Probe B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch site | Vandenberg AFB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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34.7545°N 120.6198°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short name | SLC-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total launches | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Min / max orbital inclination | 51° – 145° | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) is an active rocket launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, USA. It consists of two launch pads. The East pad (SLC-2E), which has been demolished, was used for Delta, Thor-Agena and Thorad launches between 1966 and 1972. The West pad, SLC-2W, has been used for Delta, Thor-Agena, and Delta II launches since 1966, and is still in service with the Delta II.
Space Launch Complex 2 was originally part of Launch Complex 75. When this complex was split up in 1966, the first launch to be made from the newly redesignated Space Launch Complex 2 was that of a Delta E with ESSA-3 on 2 October 1966 from SLC-2E. The first launch from SLC-2W after redesignation was of a Thor-Agena with OPS 1584 on 29 December 1966.
SLC-2E and SLC-2W are located approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) apart.
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Coordinates: 34°45′16″N 120°37′11″W / 34.7545°N 120.6198°W