Point Arguello

Point Arguello

Point Arguello is a launch site of the United States Air Force at coord|34|37|N|120|36|W|. Point Arguello has been used since 1959 for the launch of military and sounding rockets. There are 6 launchpads at Point Arguello. Point Arguello is south of Vandenberg Air Force Base and is named for José Darío Argüello, a Spanish frontier soldier who was Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and acting governor of Alta California.cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| coauthors =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth ed.|publisher=University of California Press|pages=p. 17|id=ISBN 0-520-24217-3]

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* [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/poiuello.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica]


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