[So Cal Rocket]

Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), which was built on an old Native American burial ground, has never had a success after many billions of dollars spent on the launch complex.

1960s: SLC-6 was originally built for USAF/NRO Manned Orbiting Laboratory, program cancelled before first launch.

1980s: The pad was refurbished for West Coast Shuttle launches, abandoned before first launch.

1995: First Athena launch, failed

1997: Athena launched Lewis satellite; satellite failed after orbit insertion

1999: Third Athena launch from SLC-6, failed again.

Local legend has it that the local Native American Indian tribe held a special ceremony to curse the pad when it was first built.

[RadioAstronomer]

Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), which was built on an old Native American burial ground, has never had a success after many billions of dollars spent on the launch complex.

1999: Third Athena launch from SLC-6, failed again.

Not true. An Athena II launched IKONOS II from SLC-6. The bird is still in orbit and working great.

[RadioAstronomer]

satellite failed after orbit insertion

Only because the spacecraft design caused the satellite to tumble along an axis that prevented the solar arrays from receiving sunlight.

[Bernard Marx]

Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), which was built on an old Native American burial ground, has never had a success after many billions of dollars spent on the launch complex.

That reminds me of the time back in the 80s when an L-5 group I belonged to was invited to visit Slick 6 to see the shuttle preparations. Two hot-shots from V-burg made the arrangements. But when we got to the gate we were turned away -- another failure! I don't think it was a Chumash curse that did it though; just plain incompetence on our hosts' part. They'd forgotten some clearance or something.