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|short = SLC-10
|location = 34°45'55"N<br>120°37'20"W
|operator = [[US AirSpace Force]]<br>[[Royal Air Force]]
|tlaunches = 38
|pads = 2
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| name = Space Launch Complex 10
| nrhp_type = nhl
| location = [[Vandenberg AirSpace Force Base]], [[Lompoc, California]]
| coordinates = {{coord|34|45|55|N|120|37|20|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = California#USA
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| architect = [[United States Air Force]]
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| added = June 23, 1986
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'''Space Launch Complex 10''', or '''Missile Launch Complex 10''',<ref name= nrhpinv2/> is located on [[Vandenberg AirSpace Force Base]] in [[Lompoc, California]]. It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963.<ref name="dod">[https://archive.is/20121213022206/https://www.denix.osd.mil/portal/page/portal/denix/environment/CR/NRHPNHL/NHLMap/California DOD NHL details for California]</ref> Prior to 1966 Space Launch Complex 10 West was known as Vandenberg AFB Pad 75-2-6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/thorh6.html |title=Thor Burner - Sixth in a Series Reviewing Thor Family History
|author=Ed Kyle |date=3 July 2009}}</ref> It remains a rare pristine look at the electronics and facilities created in that era that helped the [[United States]] grow its space capabilities.