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Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

U.S. Department of War · 2000-02-03 · 113 pages · text by OCR

This is the Vandenberg AFB Launch Summary for 1958 to 2000, compiled by the 30th Space Wing Office of History and current as of 3 February 2000. It is the official registry of all major launch operations from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, starting with the first launch on 16 December 1958. It includes a chronology, annual launch totals by booster and by command, a launch facility guide, and a glossary. It contains no discussion of unidentified aerial phenomena.

From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 2/3/00, N/A. This report summarizes the historical record of launches occurring at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1958 and 2000.

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LAUNCH
SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP#	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY
BOOSTER	AGENCY/
COMMAND	CUM BY
COMMAND
1742.	23 Jun 97	IFT-1A	8590	LF-03	MINUTEMAN F	MSLS	164	AFMC	9
1743.	9 Jul 97	IRIDIUM(MS-2)	4040	SLC-2W	DELTA II	SPACE	5	MDA	2
1744.	1 Aug 97	SEASTAR	4458	Air Lift	PEGASUS XL	SPACE	7	OSC	8
1745.	20 Aug 97	IRIDIUM(MS-3)	6050	SLC-2W	DELTA II	SPACE	6	BOEING1	3
1746.	22 Aug 97	LEWIS	7240	SLC-6	LMLV-1	SPACE	2	LM	2
1747.	29 Aug 97	FORTE	6019	Air Lift	PEGASUS XL	SPACE	8	OSC	9
1748.	17 Sep 972	GLORY TRIP 25PA	9601	LF-05	PEACEKEEPER	FDE	43	AFSPC	39
1749.	26 Sep 97	IRIDIUM(MS-4)	7180	SLC-2W	DELTA II	SPACE	7	BOEING	4
1750.	23 Oct 97	K-18	0444	SLC-4E	TITAN IV	SPACE	8	AFSPC	40
1751.	5 Nov 97	GLORY TRIP 26PA	3676	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	FDE	44	AFSPC	41
1752.	8 Nov 97	IRIDIUM(MS-5)	2036	SLC-2W	DELTA II	SPACE	8	BOEING	5
1753.	20 Dec 97	IRIDIUM(MS-6)	8070	SLC-2W	DELTA II	SPACE	9	BOEING	6
1754.	15 Jan 98	IFT-2	0263	LF-03	MINUTEMAN F	MSLS	165	AFMC	10
1755.	10 Feb 98	GFO/ORBCOMM FM 3&4	6400	576E	TAURUS	SPACE	2	OSC	10
1756.	18 Feb 98	IRIDIUM(MS-7)	0073	SLC-2W	DELTA II	SPACE	10	BOEING	7
1757.	20 Feb 98	GLORY TRIP 166GM	4901	LF-04	MINUTEMAN G	FDE	222	AFSPC	42
1758.	25 Feb 98	SNOE/BATSAT	3908	Air Lift	PEGASUS XL	SPACE	9	OSC	11

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