🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB
SLC-4E · Lompoc, California
Polar orbit launches, Starlink, national security
Updated 2026-05-19 · Satellite imagery 9/1/2025
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
1 launch pad
Capacity
20+ launches/yr
Investment
$200M+
Employees
500+
Vandenberg SFB
34.6330° N, 120.6130° W
Satellite timelapse
33 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-05-15 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Latitude34.6330
Longitude-120.6130
Milestones
5/6Progress by year
2020–202630%'20
40%'21
50%'22
60%'23
70%'24
80%'25
85%'26
Latest: 85%operational
Latest news
May 24InsideEVsThis Could Be Lucid’s Affordable Crossover Next To A Tesla Model YMay 23ElectrekTesla now calls FSD ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in China – a more truthful nameMay 23TeslaratiElon Musk called it Epic: The full story of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 12May 22CleanTechnicaWaymo Robotaxis Have To Take A Break In Atlanta — Can’t Handle FloodingMay 22TeslaratiZuckerberg’s Meta taps Musk’s Tesla for massive clean energy projectMay 22ElectrekTesla Cybercab: hate it or love it, it is the most efficient EV everMay 22ElectrekTesla recalls 14,575 Model Ys because they may be missing a stickerMay 22InsideEVsTesla Drops One-Time Purchase For Full Self-Driving In EuropeMay 22TeslaratiSpaceX reveals reason for Starship v3 stand down, announces next launch dateMay 21InsideEVsStellantis Plans $70 Billion Comeback With LFP Batteries And A Tesla FSD Challenger
Community
r/SpaceXLoungeu/aquarain·4h
NASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract
r/teslainvestorsclubu/AutoModerator·11h
Weekly Thread - Week of May 24, 2026
r/SpaceXLoungeu/twinbee·17h
Flight 10, 11, 12 heat shield progression
r/SpaceXLoungeu/swiss-tomcat·22h
Some Screenshot from my Browser based simulator showing IFT-12