2d Space Launch Squadron
Encyclopedia
The United States Air Force
's 2d Space Launch Squadron (2 SLS) was a space lift unit located at Vandenberg AFB, California
. It was deactivated after the last Titan IV
launch in 2005.
merged into one squadron, the 2 SLS. The merged squadron was responsible for overseeing launch operations at Vandenberg AFB. The reason for the merger was the similarity in missions performed by both units.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 2d Space Launch Squadron (2 SLS) was a space lift unit located at Vandenberg AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was deactivated after the last Titan IV
Titan IV
The Titan IV family of space boosters were used by the U.S. Air Force. They were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. At the time of its introduction, the Titan IV was the "largest unmanned space booster used by the Air Force."The...
launch in 2005.
History
On 18 May 1998, the 2 SLS and 4 SLS4th Space Launch Squadron
The United States Air Force's 4th Space Launch Squadron is a space launch unit located at Vandenberg AFB, California.-History:Launched surveillance and meteorological satellites into polar earth orbit, 1994-1998...
merged into one squadron, the 2 SLS. The merged squadron was responsible for overseeing launch operations at Vandenberg AFB. The reason for the merger was the similarity in missions performed by both units.
Assignments
- 30th Space Wing30th Space WingThe 30th Space Wing is an air force wing forming a subordinate unit of the Fourteenth Air Force of the Air Force Space Command of the United States Air Force...
(19 November 1991 - 2005) - Western Space and Missile Center (1 October 1990 - 19 November 1991)
Aircraft & Missiles Operated
- Atlas E
- Atlas IIAS
- Titan IVTitan IVThe Titan IV family of space boosters were used by the U.S. Air Force. They were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. At the time of its introduction, the Titan IV was the "largest unmanned space booster used by the Air Force."The...
(???) - Titan IITitan 23GThe Titan 23G, Titan IIG, Titan 2G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II,...
(1 October 1990-2005)
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 November 1991 - 30 September 1993