Anthropogenic noise has been shown to affect seabird and shorebird reproductive success. Research has shown that anthropogenic noise in nesting areas has been increasing over time. Rocket launches are an extreme form of anthropogenic noise, but there is a gap in our understanding of rocket launch noise and its effects on seabirds and shorebirds. Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) is a launch site for space vehicles located on California’s Central Coast and is also home to breeding colonies of threatened western snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) and federally endangered California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni). Rockets have been launched from VSFB since 1959 when launch cadence was high. Since 2000 however, launch cadence has been historically low, but cadence has been increasing in recent years. Our objective was to determine if low launch cadence influenced the nest success of VSFB plover and tern populations compared to plover and tern populations at reference locations along California’s Pacific Coast that are not affected by rocket launches. To do this, we calculated annual nest success of plovers and terns for the last 23 years at VSFB and reference sites. We will provide additional details about these nest success comparisons in this presentation.