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Vandenberg Air Force Base |
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,456 acres (1,399 hectares), SW Calif., near Lompoc; chief Pacific coast launch site for military satellites. Commercial satellites are launched from the base as well, and it is also a site for test-firing intercontinental ballistic missiles. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Launched in April 2005 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. military stable -- blew up only seconds after lifting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Environmental Control Systems will provide temperature- and humidity-controlled, filtered, circulating air to 500 operational launch facilities, 50 operational missile alert facilities, 4 test sites at the Hill Air Force Base Strategic Missile Integration Complex, 6 sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and 23 ICBM Type I trainer facilities. |
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