Launches from Vandenberg SFB
West-coast site for polar and sun-synchronous orbits (California).
Every city below, nearest first — the direction to look, distance to the pad, and how likely a night or daytime launch is to be visible:
| City | Distance | Look | Bearing | Night launch | Day launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara, USA | 87 km | WNW | 294° | Likely visible | Likely visible |
| Los Angeles, USA | 227 km | WNW | 290° | Likely visible | Possibly visible |
| San Jose, USA | 312 km | SSE | 157° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| San Francisco, USA | 376 km | SSE | 153° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| San Diego, USA | 387 km | NW | 306° | Likely visible | Unlikely to see |
| Sacramento, USA | 435 km | S | 169° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Las Vegas, USA | 517 km | WSW | 254° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| Phoenix, USA | 795 km | WNW | 283° | Possibly visible | Unlikely to see |
| El Paso, USA | 1350 km | WNW | 288° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Seattle, USA | 1438 km | S | 174° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Denver, USA | 1484 km | WSW | 253° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| San Antonio, USA | 2157 km | WNW | 292° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Austin, USA | 2192 km | WNW | 289° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dallas, USA | 2203 km | WNW | 282° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Corpus Christi, USA | 2327 km | WNW | 295° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Brownsville, USA | 2415 km | WNW | 300° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Houston, USA | 2427 km | WNW | 290° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 2710 km | NW | 313° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| New Orleans, USA | 2903 km | WNW | 289° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Chicago, USA | 2962 km | W | 265° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Atlanta, USA | 3310 km | WNW | 282° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tallahassee, USA | 3415 km | WNW | 288° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Toronto, Canada | 3644 km | W | 268° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Jacksonville, USA | 3658 km | WNW | 288° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tampa, USA | 3675 km | WNW | 292° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Charleston, USA | 3738 km | WNW | 285° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Orlando, USA | 3750 km | WNW | 291° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Raleigh, USA | 3780 km | W | 281° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Cape Coral, USA | 3780 km | WNW | 293° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Melbourne, USA | 3838 km | WNW | 291° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Washington, D.C., USA | 3866 km | W | 277° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Baltimore, USA | 3897 km | W | 277° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Honolulu, USA | 3925 km | ENE | 59° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Fort Lauderdale, USA | 3965 km | WNW | 294° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Miami, USA | 3977 km | WNW | 294° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Virginia Beach, USA | 3992 km | W | 280° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Philadelphia, USA | 4012 km | W | 276° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| New York, USA | 4100 km | W | 276° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Boston, USA | 4326 km | W | 276° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Tokyo, Japan | 8601 km | NE | 56° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| London, United Kingdom | 8810 km | NW | 314° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Paris, France | 9143 km | NW | 316° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Berlin, Germany | 9337 km | NW | 324° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 10130 km | NW | 308° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Sydney, Australia | 11925 km | ENE | 59° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13335 km | N | 356° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |
| Singapore, Singapore | 13900 km | NE | 45° | Unlikely to see | Unlikely to see |