Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) (Active)

USA / California / Vandenberg Air Force Base /
 rocket launch pad, ICBM launch facility
SLC-3 has rwo pads, east and west:

The East pad is for use by the Atlas 5 rocket, The first Atlas V launch was scheduled for February 26, 2008 -- carrying a classified NRO payload (likely a SIGINT bird with a SBIRS piggyback).

The West pad was converted for use by the Falcon 1 which was test fired here but never launched due to concerns about overflying a Delta rocket which was stuck on its pad for years. Falcon 1 launches were moved to ‎Omelek Island.

www.fas.org/spp/military/facility/vafb-slc-3.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_AFB_Space_Launch_Complex_3
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Coordinates:   34°38'34"N   120°35'20"W
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