🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB
SLC-4E · Lompoc, California
Polar orbit launches, Starlink, national security
Updated 2026-09-27 · Satellite imagery 9/1/2025 · 7/8 milestones verified
Built footprint
85%
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
SLC-4E + SLC-6 (under construction)
Capacity
64 Falcon launches in 2025; up to 100/yr approved
Investment
$200M+
Employees
500+
Vandenberg SFB
34.6330° N, 120.6130° W
Satellite timelapse
52 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-09-27 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Milestones
7/82025-04
Rapid reuse: same pad, 5 days
Done
2023-12
30+ polar launches in year
Done
Progress by year
2020–202630%'20
40%'21
50%'22
60%'23
70%'24
80%'25
85%'26
Latest: 85%expanding
Latest news
Oct 8TeslaratiElon Musk shuts down talk of TSMC taking over TerafabOct 7TeslaratiTrump to hand Elon Musk a top honor that traces back to JFKOct 7InsideEVsHow Tesla Is Pressuring European Regulators To Approve FSDOct 7ElectrekTesla Cybercab loses its entire door panel in a Philadelphia crashOct 7InsideEVsTesla FSD Just Got The Green Light From Germany. But It Might Need A New NameOct 7TeslaratiTesla FSD changed its mind mid-intersection, and it may have saved a lifeOct 7ElectrekTesla’s Cybertruck sales still unimpressive despite cheaper modelOct 7TeslaratiTesla Model 3 and Model Y can now do what only Cybertruck couldOct 6InsideEVsThe Tesla Model 3 And Model Y Can Now Power Your Home In A BlackoutOct 6TeslaratiTesla ships ‘spooky’ Halloween Mode with creepy and fun features
Latest signal
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r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·7h
I've just enabled Track Mode on a non-Performance Model Y Juniper. It's not that it doesn't work, it does! Not shipping it is a business decision.
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Starbase Louisiana update 6-7-26
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SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree
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Did Tesla replace SpaceX thrusters with Electric Ducted Fans (Electric Fan Car patent)
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Tesla FSD approved in Slovakia
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California enacts MyFirstEV rebates and faster EV charger permitting
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