A rocket carrying a new weather satellite was launched successfully from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Saturday, with plans to put the satellite in a polar orbit to help improve forecasting. The Delta II rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, the first in a new series of polar-orbiting...

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  • SpaceX launch set for Thursday morning from Vandenberg
    Hawthorne-based SpaceX will launch the Maxar 1 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday, May 2, with a 14-minute window for the launch ...
    05/1/2024 - 7:32 pm | View Link
  • Morning launch from Vandenberg SFB scheduled for Thursday; sonic booms expected
    SpaceX is targeting May 2 for a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East to carry two Maxar WorldView Legion satellites to low-Earth orbit. The 14-minute window ...
    05/1/2024 - 7:12 pm | View Link
  • Thursday launch of Maxar imagery satellites from Vandenberg SFB a success, first two satellites 'performing well'
    The first two Maxar WorldView Legion satellites launched Thursday morning from the West Coast are "performing well," Maxar Intelligence confirmed in a post-launch release, noting that after undergoing ...
    05/1/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • SpaceX launches Maxar 1 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    SpaceX launched its Maxar 1 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ... but what residents experience would've depended on weather and other ...
    04/30/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Environmental concerns raised by rocket flights over San Diego County
    Residents near Vandenberg Space Force Base, on the state’s Central Coast, say the launches ... weather balloons released before every flight to check atmospheric conditions. The balloons carry ...
    04/13/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
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