 A Scout rocket launches Explorer 19 from SLC-5. | |||||||||||
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| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base | ||||||||||
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| Location | 34°36′29″N 120°37′29″W / 34.6080°N 120.6247°W | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) | ||||||||||
| Short name | SLC-5 | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force | ||||||||||
| Orbital inclination range | 51° – 145° | ||||||||||
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Space Launch Complex 5 (SLC-5) was a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. It was previously part of the Point Arguello Naval Air Station, during which time it was designated Launch Complex D or LC-D. Constructed in 1961, it was used by 69 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.
Between 2009 and 2012, the original complex architecture was demolished and was left untouched for the rest of the decade. In 2024, it was announced that the United States Space Force had leased the site to Phantom Space Corporation for their Daytona line of launch vehicles,[1] with its inaugural launch slated for Q4 2025.