Vandenberg AFB, Military Base

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 51 payloads, including CubeSats, MicroSats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time, launches 14 April 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 51 payloads, including CubeSats, MicroSats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time, launches 14 April 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. In conjunction with this launch, Combined Force Space Component Command and 18th Space Defense Squadron conducted Global Sentinel Real World Event 23-02 with nine partner nations: Colombia, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, Thailand, Greece, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. (photo courtesy of SpaceX)

Vandenberg Space Force Base is located on the central coast of California.

Vandenberg SFB is the only military base in the United States from which unmanned government and commercial satellites are launched into polar orbit.

The base encompasses over 98,000 acres, with 35 miles of pristine coastline stretching along the Pacific Ocean. It is truly a military installation in a national park setting.

Vandenberg Space Force Base Information

Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1941-Present
Controlled by: United States Space Force
Current Commander: Col. James T. Horne III
Garrison: Space Launch Delta 30
Base Occupants: Space Launch Delta 30, Space Delta 5, Space Delta 6, Space Delta 1, Space Delta 7, 381st Training Group, 576th Flight Test Squadron, 195th Wing, Combined Space Operations Center
Open to the Pubic: No