Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8

Space Launch Complex 8

A Minotaur rocket launches Streak from SLC-8.
Launch site	Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location	34°34′34″N 120°37′57″W / 34.5762°N 120.6324°W / 34.5762; -120.6324
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Short name	SLC-8
Operator	United States Space Force (owner) Northrop Grumman (tenant)
Launch pad(s)	1
Orbital inclination range	51° – 145°
Launch history Status Active Launches 10 First launch 27 January 2000 Minotaur I (JAWSat) Last launch 16 April 2025 Minotaur IV (NROL-174) Associated rockets Current: Minotaur I, Minotaur IV Plans cancelled: Athena I, Athena II

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SLC-1E

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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 currently only 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).^[1] In addition to supporting occasional Minotaur rockets, SLC-8 is capable of hosting small launch vehicles thanks to a new clean pad built in 2019.^[2] Much like the Minotaur rocket family itself, SLC-8 has seen little use since the early 2010s.^[3]

As of April 2025, ten rockets - six Minotaur I and four Minotaur IV - have been launched from SLC-8.