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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.
Prepared by the lSTRAD Office of History (HO) (Revised March 1983) LAUNCH FACILITY Bldg ACCEPTANCE DATE BY AIR FORCE* DATE OF FIRST LAUNCH PRESENT STATUS ORIGINAL PURPOSE CURRENT OR (LAST) USE FORMER DESIGNATION REMARKS SLC-2E(soft) 1620 25 Jul 58 16 Dec 58** Decommissioned&stripped THOR IRBM (THOR/DELTA)(Space) 75-1-1 FIRST VANDENBERG MISSILE LAUNCH**First space launch-16 Jun 61Last Launch-11 Mar 72Transferred to NASA SLC-2W(soft) 1623 25 Jul 58 17 Sep 59 Active THOR IRBM THOR/DELTASpace 75-1-2 First space launch-28 Aug 62Transferred to NASA SLC-1E(soft) 1642 1 Oct 58 25 Jun 59 Decommissioned&stripped THOR/AGENASpace (THORAD/AGENA)(Space) 75-3-5 Last launch-18 Sep 68 SLC-1W(soft) 1635 1 Oct 58 28 Feb 59 THOR/AGENASpace (THORAD/AGENA)(Space) 75-3-4 FIRST VANDENBERG SPACE LAUNCH andthe world's first polar-orbiting satellite. Last launch-14 Dec 71 SLC-10E(soft) 1651 29 Oct 58 16 Jun 59 Inactive THOR IRBM (THOR)(Training) 75-2-7LE-7 Last launch-19 Mar 62(RAF CTL) SLC-10W(soft) 1658 29 Oct 58 14 Aug 59 Inactive THOR IRBM (THOR/BLOCK 5D)(Space) 75-2-6LE-64300 B-6 Defense Meteorological SatelliteProgram - Previously launched withThor/Burner I/II. First Block 5D-11 Sep 76 - Last 14 Jul 80 LE-8(soft) 1661 29 Oct 58 16 Apr 59 Decommissioned&stripped THOR IRBM (THOR IRBM)(RAF CTL) 75-2-8 FIRST WEAPON SYSTEM TRAINING LAUNCHRAF/Thor IWST program. Final RAFand Thor IRBM launch--18 Jun 62 BMRS A-1(soft) 1799 14 May 58 26 Oct 62 Decommissioned&stripped ATLAS DICBM (ATLAS F)(Space) 576 A-14300 A-1ABRES A-1 First ABRES launch-4 Nov 63First space launch-27 May 65Last launch-8 Sep 74 *Acceptance of "Brick and Mortar" prior to Installation and Checkout (I&C) of aerospace equipment. **Underlined launch dates coincide with emphasized remarks. INDEX - page 8 GLOSSARY - page 7
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