Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5

infobox Launch Pad
name = Space Launch Complex 5

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caption = A Scout rocket launches Explorer 19 from SLC-5.
site = Vandenberg AFB
short = SLC-5
location = 34.61°N
120.62°W
operator = US Air Force
tlaunches = 69
pads = 1
inclination = 51° – 145°
status = Inactive
launches = 69
first = Solrad 4B, 26 April 1962
last = MSTI-2, 9 May 1994
rockets = Scout

Space Launch Complex 5 (SLC-5) was a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. It was used by 69 Scout rockets between 1962 and 1994. Satellites launched from the complex included Transit, OV3, Explorer and P35 spacecraft. Most of the satellites launched from SLC-5 were placed into low Earth orbits, or low medium Earth orbits.

References

*cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/sites/vangslc5.htm|title=Vandenberg SLC5|first=Mark|last=Wade|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=2008-09-28