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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.


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The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a Taurus XL rocket, live images on NASA TV showed.
The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a Taurus XL rocket at 1:55 am (0951 GMT), live images on NASA TV showed.
Near-term milestones include collocating the Space Control Center, currently located at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, with the Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; advocating upgrades to improve space situational awareness; and providing the command and control capability that produces timely space effects for combatant commanders.
 
 
 
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