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Space Launch Complex 3 West
Also Known As: Point Arguello Launch Complex 1-1, PALC 1-1, SLC-3W
Systems- Atlas Agena A
- Atlas Agena B
- Atlas Agena D
- Thor Agena D
- Thrust Augmented Thor (TAT) Agena D
- Long Tank Thor (Thorad) Agena D
- Atlas E
- Atlas F
Other Programs
- Satellite & Missile Observation System (SAMOS)
- Corona
- Space Test Program (STP) Satellites
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)
- Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
- Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS)
- NAVSAT
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellites
Cost: Not stated
Launch Complex Highlights
- 1959-1960 - Built to support Atlas Agena A & B
- 11 October 1960 - First launch, Atlas Agena A
- 31 January 1961 - Last launch, Atlas Agena A
- Total launched - 2 Atlas Agena A
- 9 September 1961 - First launch, Atlas Agena B
- 11 November 1962 - Last launch, Atlas Agena B
- Total launched - 7 Atlas Agena B
- Late 1962-Early 1963 - Modified to support Thor Agena D and TAT Agena D
- 27 November 1963 - Sole Thor Agena D launch
- 24 March 1964 - First launch, TAT Agena D
- 30 March 1967 - Last launch, TAT Agena D
- Total launched - 18 TAT Agena D
- 1967-1968 - Modified to support the Long Tank Thor (Thorad) Agena D
- 1 May 1968 - First launch, Thorad Agena D
- 25 May 1972 - Last launch, Thorad Agena D
- Total launched - 19 Thorad Agena D
- 1972 - Converted back to handle Atlas E & F coming off alert and converted for use as space boosters
- 13 July 1974 - First launch, Atlas F
- 23 June 1981 - Last launch, Atlas F
- Total launched - 12 Atlas F
- 8 December 1980 - First launch, Atlas E
- 24 March 1995 - Last launch, Atlas E
- Total launched - 22 Atlas E
- 2004-2005 - Modified by SpaceX for the Falcon 1
- 3 May 2005 - Falcon 1 static fired on the pad, after which SpaceX decided to move the Falcon 1 launch site from SLC-3W to Omelek Island
