SLC-2W has been repurposed to launch Firefly Alpha for Firefly Aerospace. During the demolition process, a fire broke out on October 15, 2020, inside the Delta II mobile service tower.[4] The maiden flight of Firefly Alpha took place on September 3, 2021 and resulted in a flight failure.[5] The second flight on 1 October 2022 was successful in reaching orbit.
Space Launch Complex 2 was originally part of Launch Complex 75 (LC 75) and was known by designation LC 75-1 or just 75-1 (and the launch pads were designated LC 75-1-1 and LC 75-1-2). The first launch out of the newly designated Space Launch Complex 2 was that of a Delta E with ESSA-3 on 2 October 1966 from SLC-2E.[6]
SLC-2E and SLC-2W are located approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) apart.[7]
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^"Space Launch Complex 2 East". Air Force Space & Missile Museum. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 2 WEST". Air Force Space & Missile Museum. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^Graham, William (15 September 2018). "Delta II concludes amazing legacy with ICESat-2 launch". NASA Space Flight. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^"Crews extinguish fires at Vandenberg Air Force Base rocket launch complex". Lompoc Record. Santa Maria Times. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^Neal, Mihir (2 September 2021). "Firefly Aerospace's maiden flight of Alpha launch vehicle ends in failure". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^Wade, Mark. . Astronautix. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^. www.fas.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
vandenberg, space, launch, complex, space, launch, complex, active, rocket, launch, site, vandenberg, space, force, base, california, consists, launch, pads, east, originally, used, delta, thor, agena, thorad, launches, between, 1966, 1972, been, demolished, w. Space Launch Complex 2 SLC 2 is an active rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California USA It consists of two launch pads The East pad SLC 2E originally LC 75 1 1 was used for Delta Thor Agena and Thorad launches between 1966 and 1972 and has been demolished 1 The West pad SLC 2W originally LC 75 1 2 was used for Delta Thor Agena and Delta II launches from 1966 until 2018 when the Delta II performed its last flight 2 3 Space Launch Complex 2Delta II at SLC 2W with Gravity Probe BLaunch siteVandenberg SFBLocation34 7545 N120 6198 WShort nameSLC 2OperatorUS Space ForceTotal launches150Launch pad s 2Orbital inclination range51 145 SLC 2W launch historyStatusActiveLaunches98First launch17 September 1959 PGM 17 ThorLast launch15 September 2023Firefly Alpha Victus NoxAssociatedrocketsPGM 17 ThorThor AgenaDeltaDelta IIFirefly Alpha SLC 2E launch historyStatusInactiveLaunches52First launch16 December 1958PGM 17 ThorLast launch12 March 1972Delta N TD 1AAssociatedrocketsPGM 17 ThorDeltaThor AgenaThorad AgenaSLC 2W has been repurposed to launch Firefly Alpha for Firefly Aerospace During the demolition process a fire broke out on October 15 2020 inside the Delta II mobile service tower 4 The maiden flight of Firefly Alpha took place on September 3 2021 and resulted in a flight failure 5 The second flight on 1 October 2022 was successful in reaching orbit Space Launch Complex 2 was originally part of Launch Complex 75 LC 75 and was known by designation LC 75 1 or just 75 1 and the launch pads were designated LC 75 1 1 and LC 75 1 2 The first launch out of the newly designated Space Launch Complex 2 was that of a Delta E with ESSA 3 on 2 October 1966 from SLC 2E 6 SLC 2E and SLC 2W are located approximately 2 000 feet 610 m apart 7 References edit Space Launch Complex 2 East Air Force Space amp Missile Museum Retrieved 22 November 2020 SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 2 WEST Air Force Space amp Missile Museum Retrieved 22 November 2020 Graham William 15 September 2018 Delta II concludes amazing legacy with ICESat 2 launch NASA Space Flight Retrieved 22 November 2020 Crews extinguish fires at Vandenberg Air Force Base rocket launch complex Lompoc Record Santa Maria Times 16 October 2020 Retrieved 16 January 2023 Neal Mihir 2 September 2021 Firefly Aerospace s maiden flight of Alpha launch vehicle ends in failure NASASpaceFlight Retrieved 3 September 2021 Wade Mark Vandenberg SLC2E Astronautix Archived from the original on December 28 2016 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Archived copy www fas org Archived from the original on 16 April 2008 Retrieved 13 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links editEncyclopedia Astronautica Vandenberg SLC 234 45 16 N 120 37 11 W 34 7545 N 120 6198 W 34 7545 120 6198 nbsp This rocketry article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 amp oldid 1175464199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
