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Aug. 3, 2022
SLD 45 to support SBIRS GEO-6 launch, last satellite for infrared constellation

On Thursday morning a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to carry the U.S. Space Force’s Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit 6 missile warning satellite into space. The satellite, which is the last in the SBIRS GEO constellation, will be launched into space just
Feb. 2, 2022
Behind the Scenes of Launch Operations Support

One primary aspect of launches is safety. To help avoid possible injuries or dangerous situations, routines are set in place to protect the base and the community before every launch. The mastermind behind it all is Tech Sgt. Andrew McKenzie, non-commissioned officer in charge of Launch Operations
Dec. 7, 2021
ULA Atlas V launches Space Test Program SAT-6, LDPE-1 into orbit

At 5:19 a.m., Dec. 7 while many along Florida’s space coast likely slept, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, powered the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program (STP)-3 mission and two satellites into space.
May 3, 2021
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, between 12:15 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. from north Vandenberg.
Nov. 21, 2020
SpaceX launches Sentinel-6 satellite from VAFB

Members at Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite Saturday, Nov. 21, at 9:17 a.m., from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Sentinel-6 is the first of two identical satellites to head into Earth orbit five years apart to continue sea level observations for at least

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SLD 45 to support SBIRS GEO-6 launch, last satellite for infrared constellation

Behind the Scenes of Launch Operations Support

ULA Atlas V launches Space Test Program SAT-6, LDPE-1 into orbit

UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

SpaceX launches Sentinel-6 satellite from VAFB