Vandenberg Air Force Base

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Vandenberg Air Force Base

military base, California, United States

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Glory
… Taurus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base (later Vandenberg Space Force Base) in California. However, Glory did not reach orbit and crashed back to Earth after the payload fairing covering the satellite failed to separate from the launch vehicle. A NASA investigation later uncovered that Sapa Profiles (later…
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… Taurus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base (later Vandenberg Space Force Base) in California. However, Glory did not reach orbit and crashed back to Earth after the payload fairing covering the satellite failed to separate from the launch vehicle. A NASA investigation later uncovered that Sapa Profiles (later…
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Infrared Astronomical Satellite
…on a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base (later Vandenberg Space Force Base) in California into a polar orbit at an altitude of 900 km (550 miles).
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…on a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base (later Vandenberg Space Force Base) in California into a polar orbit at an altitude of 900 km (550 miles).
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