Vandenberg Launch Facility 8

Launch Facility 08
	Interactive map of Launch Facility 08
Short name	LF-08
Operator	US Air Force
Launch pad	1
Status
Launch history
Status	Inactive
Associated; rockets	Minuteman

Vandenberg Space Force Base Launch Facility 08 (LC-08) is a former US Air Force Intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility on Vandenberg SFB, California, USA. It was a launch site for the land-based Minuteman missile series.

LF-08 is located d to the north of the site, near to Point Sal Road. In 2003 it was in use as an operational training site for the Minuteman programme. It was not considered for conversion to a Ground-Based Midcourse Defense interceptor launch site due to its training role and unsuitable conditions below the level of the silo currently in service.^[1]

References

^ "Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Initial Defensive Operations Capability (IDOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base Environmental Assessment" (PDF). U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. pp. 2–19, 2–21. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

34°51′02″N 120°35′55″W / 34.8505°N 120.5985°W / 34.8505; -120.5985

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[1] "Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Initial Defensive Operations Capability (IDOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base Environmental Assessment" (PDF). U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. pp. 2–19, 2–21. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

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