Launches from Vandenberg in 2018
9 orbital launch attempts lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in 2018, 8% of the world's 114, all of them successful. 3 on Falcon 9 Block 5, 2 on Falcon 9 Block 4, 1 on Delta IV M+(5,2) and 1 on Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Together they put 42 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2018
- 9
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 8%
- of 114
- Busiest month
- May
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 42 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Vandenberg per month, 2018
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 0Apr
- 2May
- 0Jun
- 1Jul
- 0Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
Show as table
| Month | Vandenberg |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets flown from Vandenberg in 2018
Every launch of 2018
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 January 2018 | Delta IV M+(5,2) | NROL-47 | Success |
| 22 February 2018 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | PAZ & Microsat-2a, Microsat-2b | Success |
| 30 March 2018 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-5 | Success |
| 5 May 2018 | Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 | Success |
| 22 May 2018 | Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-6 & GRACE-FO | Success |
| 25 July 2018 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7 | Success |
| 15 September 2018 | Delta II 7420-10C | ICESat-2 | Success |
| 8 October 2018 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1A | Success |
| 3 December 2018 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A | Success |