Vandenberg Space Force Base

A US launch site in California. Ten Indian satellites have left from here since 2023, including Pixxel's Fireflies on SpaceX rideshare missions.

Role

Vandenberg is a United States launch site in California. The public satellite catalogue records it as the Air Force Western Test Range.

What launched here

The public catalogue lists ten Indian satellites launched from Vandenberg between 2023 and 2026.

Pixxel's first three Firefly imaging satellites left Vandenberg on SpaceX's Transporter-12 rideshare mission on 14 January 2025. Three more Fireflies followed in August 2025. Dhruva Space's LEAP-1 satellite is also on the catalogue's Vandenberg list.

Sources

  1. SATCAT launch sites — CelesTrak
  2. Satellite catalogue (SATCAT) search — CelesTrak
  3. Pixxel launches world's highest-resolution hyperspectral satellites — Pixxel
  4. Pixxel launches three more Fireflies with SpaceX — Pixxel