Signal intelligence satellite operating from highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits.
Vehicle
Titan 33B
Titan · 33B
Height
45 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
3,000 kg
Successful launches
2
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 4W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space 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, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. 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.