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The SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family. It was built for the U.S. Air Force by the Convair Division of General Dynamics at an assembly plant located in Kearny Mesa, San Diego. Atlas became operational in October 1959, but was soon made obsolete as an ICBM by new development, and was retired from this role by 1965.
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Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17), previously designated Launch Complex 17 (LC-17), was a launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida used for Thor and Delta rocket launches between 1958 and 2011.
Launch Complex 19 (LC-19) is a deactivated launch site on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida used by NASA to launch all of the Gemini manned spaceflights. It was also used by unmanned Titan I and Titan II missiles.
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The 30th Space Wing is a United States Space Force space launch wing. The 30th Space Wing is assigned to Space Operations Command and headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The 30th Space Wing is responsible for all space launch operations from the west coast, which includes all polar launches. It manages the Western Range and launch activities for the Space Force, Department of Defense, NASA, and other private space corporations. The 30th Space Wing also supports test and evaluation launches of the U.S. Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missile force.
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The 13th Space Warning Squadron (13SWS) is a missile warning unit assigned to the United States Space Force and located at Clear Air Force Station 5 miles (8 km) south of Anderson, Alaska
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Space Launch Complex 10, or Missile Launch Complex 10, is located on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963. Prior to 1966 Space Launch Complex 10 West was known as Vandenberg AFB Pad 75-2-6. It remains a rare pristine look at the electronics and facilities created in that era that helped the United States grow its space capabilities.
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The 30th Operations Group is a group of the United States Space Force. It is assigned to the 30th Space Wing, stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It is responsible for all space launch operations from the West Coast of the United States, including all polar launches. It operates the Western Range, which conducts launches for the Space Force, other parts of the Department of Defense, NASA, and private space corporations.
Vandenberg Air Force Base Launch Facility 10 (LC-10) is a US Air Force Intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility on Vandenberg AFB, California, USA. It is a launch site for the land-based LGM-30 Minuteman ICBMs.
Launch Complex 32 (LC-32) is a former launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Launch Complex 25 (LC-25) was a four-pad launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida built for test flights of the US Navy's submarine-launched ballistic missiles Polaris, Poseidon and Trident from 1958–1979.
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- ↑ "Launch Complex 30". Air Force Space and Missile Museum. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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