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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.
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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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