Vandenberg Launch Complex 576E

Launch Complex 576E

LC-576E in February 1998, launching a Taurus carrying a United States Navy GFO
Launch site	Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location	34°44′22″N 120°37′09″W / 34.7394°N 120.6192°W / 34.7394; -120.6192
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Short name	LC-576E
Operator	United States Space Force (owner) Northrop Grumman (tenant)
Launch pad(s)	1
Orbital inclination range	55–145°
Launch history Status Active Launches 15 First launch 1 August 1962 SM-65F Atlas Last launch 31 October 2017 Minotaur-C (SkySat x 6, Flock-3m x 4) Associated rockets Current: Minotaur-C Retired: Atlas F Plans cancelled: RS1

Launch sites at Vandenberg Space Force Base

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Launch Complex 576E (LC-576E or SLC-576E) is a launch pad located at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, California. Part of the ABRES series of launch complexes,^[1] the pad was originally designed and built for the launching and testing of SM-65 Atlas ICBMs as part of the Western Range, and now serves as an orbital launch site for the Minotaur-C launch vehicles.^[2]