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
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);
Orbital inclination ; range	51° – 145°
Status
Launch history
Status	Active
Launches	9
First launch	27 January 2000
Last launch	11 August 2011
Associated; rockets	Minotaur I (current); Minotaur IV (current); Athena I (proposed); Athena II (proposed)

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; as of 2024, this has not been used.^[2] Much like the Minotaur rocket family itself, SLC-8 has seen little use since the early 2010s.^[3]

As of May 2024, nine rockets - six Minotaur I and three Minotaur IV - have been launched from SLC-8.

^ "SLC-8 Overview". Spaceport Systems International. 1999.
^ "Spaceports By State". faa.gov. Archived from the original on April 7, 2024.
^ Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-28.

[1] "SLC-8 Overview". Spaceport Systems International. 1999.

[FAA-2] "Spaceports By State". faa.gov. Archived from the original on April 7, 2024.

[3] Wade, Mark. "Vandenberg SLC8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-28.

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