Retired 🇺🇸United States
Space Launch Complex 4W
A launch pad at Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.93 launches have flown from it since July 1963, 88 of 93 successfully.
Launches
93
Success rate
94.6% 88/93
Failures
5
First flight
1963-07-12
Latest flight
2003-10-18
Busiest year
1968 8 flights
Fastest turnaround
15d 1h 14m
Location
Pad record
- Coordinates
- 34.6331° N
120.6158° W - Status
- Retired
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- United States
- LL2 pad tally
- 93 upstream count
- Reference
- Wikipedia
About this pad
SLC-4W started operations in 1963 as Space Launch Complex 4W, and continued as an operational launch site through 2003. In 2015, SpaceX started conversion of the launch site into Landing Zone LZ-4. Landing operations commenced in 2018 at LZ-4.
Vehicles flown
8 typesLaunches per year
decided flights1963Peak 1968, 8 launches2003
Orbits delivered
5 destinationsLow Earth Orbit 58Sun-Synchronous Orbit 18Elliptical Orbit 14Polar Orbit 2Lunar Orbit 1
Flight record
93 flights| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-18 | Titan II SLV | DMSP F-16 | Titan II SLV | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2003-01-06 | Titan II SLV | Coriolis | Titan II SLV | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2002-06-24 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 17 | Titan II SLV | – | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2000-09-21 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 16 | Titan II SLV | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1999-12-12 | Titan II SLV | DMSP F-15 | Titan II SLV | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1999-06-20 | Titan II SLV | QuikScat | Titan II SLV | – | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1998-05-13 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 15 | Titan II SLV | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1997-04-04 | Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14 | Titan II SLV | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1994-01-25 | Titan II SLV | Clementine 1 | Titan II SLV | – | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1993-10-05 | Titan II SLV | Landsat 6 | Titan II SLV | – | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1992-04-25 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5105 | Titan II SLV | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-09-06 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5104 | Titan II SLV | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-09-05 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5103 | Titan II SLV | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-02-12 | Titan 34B | Quasar 7 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1985-02-08 | Titan 34B | Quasar 6 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1984-08-28 | Titan 34B | Quasar 5 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1984-04-17 | Titan 24B | KH-8 54 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-07-31 | Titan 34B | Jumpseat 7 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1983-04-15 | Titan 24B | KH-8 53 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1982-01-21 | Titan 24B | KH-8 52 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1981-04-24 | Titan 34B | Jumpseat 6 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1981-02-28 | Titan 24B | KH-8 51 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1980-12-13 | Titan 34B | Quasar 4 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1979-05-28 | Titan 24B | KH-8 50 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1978-08-05 | Titan 34B | Quasar 3 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1978-02-25 | Titan 34B | Jumpseat 5 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1977-09-23 | Titan 24B | KH-8 49 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1977-03-13 | Titan 24B | KH-8 48 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1976-09-15 | Titan 24B | KH-8 47 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1976-08-06 | Titan 34B | Quasar 2 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1976-06-02 | Titan 34B | Quasar 1 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1976-03-22 | Titan 24B | KH-8 46 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1975-10-09 | Titan 24B | KH-8 45 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1975-04-18 | Titan 24B | KH-8 44 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1975-03-10 | Titan 34B | Jumpseat 4 | Titan 34B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1974-08-14 | Titan 24B | KH-8 43 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-06-06 | Titan 24B | KH-8 42 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-02-13 | Titan 24B | KH-8 41 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-09-27 | Titan 24B | KH-8 40 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-08-21 | Titan 33B | Jumpseat 3 | Titan 33B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1973-06-26 | Titan 24B | KH-8 39 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1973-05-16 | Titan 24B | KH-8 38 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-12-21 | Titan 24B | KH-8 37 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-09-01 | Titan 24B | KH-8 36 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-05-20 | Titan 24B | KH-8 35 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1972-03-17 | Titan 24B | KH-8 34 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-02-16 | Titan 33B | Jumpseat 2 | Titan 33B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Failure |
| 1971-10-23 | Titan 24B | KH-8 33 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-08-12 | Titan 24B | KH-8 32 | Titan 24B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-04-22 | Titan 23B | KH-8 31 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-03-21 | Titan 33B | Jumpseat 1 | Titan 33B | – | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1971-01-21 | Titan 23B | KH-8 30 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-10-23 | Titan 23B | KH-8 29 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-08-18 | Titan 23B | KH-8 28 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-06-25 | Titan 23B | KH-8 27 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-04-15 | Titan 23B | KH-8 26 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-01-14 | Titan 23B | KH-8 25 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-10-24 | Titan 23B | KH-8 24 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-08-23 | Titan 23B | KH-8 23 | Titan 23B | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-06-03 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 22 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-04-15 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 21 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-03-04 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 20 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-01-22 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 19 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-12-04 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 18 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-11-06 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 17 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-09-10 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 16 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-08-06 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 15 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-06-05 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 14 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-04-17 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 13 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-03-13 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 12 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-01-18 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 11 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-12-05 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 10 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-10-25 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 9 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-09-19 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 8 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-08-16 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 7 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-06-20 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 6 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-04-26 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 5 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1967-02-24 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 4 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-12-14 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 3 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-09-28 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 2 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-07-29 | Titan IIIB | KH-8 1 | Titan IIIB | – | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-03-12 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 16 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1965-01-23 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 15 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1964-10-23 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 13 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1964-07-06 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 9 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1964-05-19 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 8 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1964-04-23 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 7 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1964-03-11 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 6 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1964-02-25 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 5 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1963-12-18 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 4 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1963-10-25 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 3 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1963-09-06 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 2 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1963-07-12 | Atlas Agena D | KH-7 1 | Atlas Agena D | – | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.