Vandenberg Space Force Base

Vandenberg Space Force Base (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG, FAA LID: VBG), previously Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

Vandenberg Space Force Base
Santa Barbara County, California in United States
A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from
Space Launch Complex 6 in 2013
Space Launch Delta 30
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Coordinates34.751330°N 120.52023°W / 34.751330; -120.52023
TypeU.S. Space Force Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Space Force
Controlled bySpace Launch Delta 30
ConditionOperational
Websitevandenberg.spaceforce.mil
Site history
Built1941–1942 (as Camp Cooke)
In use1941–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Col Robert A. Long
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG, FAA LID: VBG, WMO: 723930
Elevation112.1 m (368 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 4,572 m (15,000 ft) concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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