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Atlas V Vandenberg Pad
A couple of months ago, I asserted here that Atlas V
would probably launch from a new pad at Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 West (SLC 3W). I have since learned that Lockheed Martin's EELV will actually fly from an enhanced SLC 3 East, a pad rebuilt prior to 1999 for Atlas IIAS. The third and final Vandenberg Atlas IIAS is supposed to launch from SLC 3E this week. After it departs, the SLC 3E service tower will be raised to accomodate taller Atlas V vehicles and a new launch table and flame trench will be installed. Unlike Cape Canaveral SLC 41, SLC 3E will be traditional "erect on pad" site. It will also be Lockheed Martin's *only* active west coast space launch pad once the Titan facilities are deactivated. What of nearby SLC 3W, a site used for heritage Atlas (E/F/H, etc) launches for many years until it was demolished in 2000? It is to host the first SpaceX Falcon launch in a few months. - Ed Kyle |
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