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VAFB

Vandenberg Air Force Base
Air Force Space Command.png
Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
Located near: Lompoc, California
Titan IV Centaur launch - Vandenberg AFB.jpg
Titan IV rocket launch from Space Launch Complex-4 East, Vandenberg AFB, 19 October 2005
Coordinates 34°43′57″N 120°34′05″W / 34.73250°N 120.56806°W / 34.73250; -120.56806
Site information
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Site history
Built 1941
In use 1957 – present
Garrison information
Garrison 30th Space Wing.png 30th Space Wing
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL 369 ft / 112 m
Coordinates 34°43′58″N 120°34′05″W / 34.73278°N 120.56806°W / 34.73278; -120.56806Coordinates: 34°43′58″N 120°34′05″W / 34.73278°N 120.56806°W / 34.73278; -120.56806
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KVBG is located in California
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Location of Vandenberg Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 15,000 4,572 Concrete
Source: Official website and FAA
Vandenberg Air Force Base
census-designated place
Country USA
State  California
County Santa Barbara
Area
 • Total 22.121 sq mi (57.294 km2)
 • Land 22.034 sq mi (57.068 km2)
 • Water 0.087 sq mi (0.226 km2)  0.39%
Elevation 512 ft (156 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,338
 • Density 150/sq mi (58/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature ID 2409501
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base (IATA: VBGICAO: KVBGFAA LID: VBG) is a United States Air Force Base 9.2 miles (14.8 km) northwest of Lompoc, California. It is under the jurisdiction of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).

Vandenberg AFB is a Department of Defense space and missile testing base, with a mission of placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast using expendable boosters (Pegasus, Taurus, Minotaur, Atlas V, Delta IV and SpaceX's Falcon 9). Wing personnel also support the Service's LGM-30G Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force Development Evaluation program.

In addition to its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX (SLC-4E), as well as 100 acres (40 ha) leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.

Established in 1941, the base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt Vandenberg.

Vandenberg Air Force base will serve as one of two Pacific bases to defend against North Korean or Iranian threats. The program will have interceptor missiles that will launch to take down intermediate-range missiles that pose a threat to the United States.


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