Space Launch Complex 3
SLC-3 Service Tower Rolls Back for InSight.jpg
The mobile launcher platform at SLC-3E rolls back prior to the launch ofInSightin May 2018
Launch siteVandenberg SFB
Location34°38′35″N120°35′19″W / 34.6429885°N 120.5885124°W /34.6429885; -120.5885124
Short nameSLC-3
OperatorUS Space Force
Total launches125
Launch pad(s)2
Orbital inclination
range
51° – 145°
SLC-3W (PALC-1-1) launch history
StatusDemolished
Launches81
First launchOctober 11, 1960
Atlas-Agena / Samos 1
Last launchMarch 24, 1995
Atlas-E/F / USA-109
Associated
rockets
  • Atlas-Agena
  • Thorad-Agena
  • Thor-Agena
  • Atlas
  • Falcon 1 (cancelled)
SLC-3E (PALC-1-2) launch history
StatusActive
Launches44
First launchJuly 12, 1961
Atlas-Agena / Midas 3
Last launchSeptember 27, 2021
Atlas V / Landsat 9
Associated
rockets
  • Atlas-Agena
  • Atlas
  • Atlas II
  • Atlas V (current)
  • Vulcan (future)