Vandenberg Space Force Base

Official account of Space Launch Delta 30. Creating the "Range of the Future". Ensuring space superiority. Safely delivering payloads into polar orbit.

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

Thank you to the Vandenberg community and our incredible neighbors for your unwavering support of Space Launch Delta 30 and our mission. Your continued support keeps Space COutry soaring - together we're reaching new heights!

#SemperSupra

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

Guardian grit, all the way to the finish. 🏆

1st Lt. Nicholas McKenzie of Vandenberg’s 2nd Space Launch Squadron won the men’s race at the 30th Air Force Marathon in 2:34:31—drawing strength at mile 21 from tributes to fallen service members.

#SemperSupra

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

🚀 Launch Alert: SLD 30 Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The 4-hour window opens Sep. 19 at 6:47 p.m. PDT from SLC-4E—advancing assured access to space from the West Coast for the nation.

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying the USSF-259 mission, originally scheduled for Sept. 15, 2026, is now planned for the mission’s backup opportunity on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4) at Vandenberg SFB.

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The launch attempt for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-259 mission (originally Sept. 15, 2026) will instead proceed on its backup day: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4).

Watch live: https://t.co/gW1ey7Izqt

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-259 mission, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, between 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live: https://t.co/gW1ey7Izqt

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-153 mission, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, between 8:37 a.m. – 11:37 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live: https://t.co/tFwZrz1aNU

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 15-24 mission to low-Earth orbit, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, between 3:59 a.m. – 7:59 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E).

Watch live: https://t.co/pEPNQkfzBf

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 15-23 mission to low-Earth orbit, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, between 12:46 a.m. – 4:46 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E).

Watch live: https://t.co/Ir2qWBibxa

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen supported the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 15-22 mission to low-Earth orbit, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, at 2:36 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 15-22 mission to low-Earth orbit, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, between 2:27 a.m. – 6:27 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live: https://t.co/CqpQGWd5zV

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

Space Force is everywhere you need to be! #goforlaunch

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Each branch of the military helped deliver the Freedom 250 pace car to Washington, D.C.

@INDYCAR | @INDYCARonFOX

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Each branch of the military helped deliver the Freedom 250 pace car to Washington, D.C.

@INDYCAR | @INDYCARonFOX

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 15-20 mission to low-Earth orbit, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, between 12:25 a.m. – 04:25 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live: https://t.co/3h94dmfKgG

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

🧨Time to light it up, Vandenberg! 🎇

Take this last-chance opportunity to compete in Vandenberg's final qualifier event for Guardian Arena IV, starting at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Human Performance Optimization Center. Register now by scanning the QR code here!

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-50 mission to low-Earth orbit, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, between 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live: https://t.co/Dcn50dEIOw

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-366 mission to low-Earth orbit, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, between 2:52 p.m. – 6:52 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live at: https://t.co/edKxQAU9Py

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-49 mission to low-Earth orbit, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, between 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Wacth live: https://t.co/GVj9I649KC

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

🚀 You’ve seen the launches. Now explore the history behind them.

Our partners at Explore Lompoc took a look inside Vandenberg’s Space & Missile Technology Center!

🎥 Watch: https://t.co/yDuaxswiQc

Want to visit?
https://t.co/T0Co2dwkAb

#VandenbergSFB #SAMTEC #SpaceHistory

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Col. James T. Horne III joined local leaders to break ground on Manzanita Public Charter School’s nearly $60.5M transformation, including a $45.4M federal investment.

Modernizing Vandenberg means more than launch facilities 🏫🚀🤝

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-38 mission to low-Earth orbit, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, between 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).

Watch live here: https://t.co/T0NTbXoQXe