The Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft launches aboard an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
Active
1994-1998; 2003-2019
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Space Launch
Part of
Air Force Space Command
Garrison/HQ
Vandenberg AFB, California
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
4th Space Launch Squadron emblem (approved 31 March 1995)[1]
Military unit
The United States Air Force's 4th Space Launch Squadron was a space launch unit located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It was active at Vandenberg from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2019. It launched various satellites into orbit from the complex of launch pads at Vandenberg.
^ abRobertson, Patsy (17 March 2015). "Factsheet 4 Space Launch Squadron (AFSPC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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