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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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(1STRAD/HO-Mar 83) LAUNCH FACILITY Bldg ACCEPTANCE DATE BY AIR FORCE DATE OF FIRST LAUNCH PRESENT STATUS ORIGINAL PURPOSE CURRENT OR (LAST) USE FORMER DESIGNATION REMARKS BMRS A-2(soft) 4 Nov 58 9 Sep 59 Decommissioned & stripped ATLAS DICBM (ATLAS F)(BMRS) 576 A-24300 A-2ABRES A-2 FIRST VANDENBERG ICBM LAUNCHFirst ABRES launch - 5 Aug 65First space launch - 6 Apr 68Last launch - 6 Aug 71 BMRS A-3(soft) 8 Apr 59 26 Jan 60 Under Construction ATLAS DICBM (ATLAS F)(BMRS) 576 A-34300 A-3ABRES A-3 Site being modified to accommodate special two-stage Minuteman booster for Army-related research program. ABRES B-1Coffin Type(semi-hard) 10 Jul 59 22 Jul 60 Decommissioned & stripped ATLAS DICBM (ATLAS D)(ABRES) 576 B-1 First ABRES launch - 6 Apr 65Last launch - 10 Jun 66 ABRES B-2Coffin Type(semi-hard) 19 Jun 59 22 Apr 60 ATLAS DICBM (ATLAS D)(ABRES) 576 B-2 First ABRES launch - 3 Jun 65Last launch - 7 Nov 67 ABRES B-3Coffin Type(semi-hard) 20 Aug 59 12 Sep 60 ATLAS DICBM (ATLAS D)(ABRES) 576 B-3 First ABRES launch - 21 Jan 65First space launch - 27 May 65Last launch - 11 Oct 67 SLC-3W(soft) 10 Sep 59* 11 Oct 60 Active ATLAS AGENA Space ATLAS Space PALC-1-1 Converted from Atlas to Thor (1963)Back to Atlas space boosters (1973)First DMSP Block 5D-2 launch (1982) SLC-3E(soft) 10 Sep 59* 12 Jul 61 Active ATLAS Space ATLAS Space PALC-1-2 Site modified (1983) to accommodate Atlas H space boosters. OSTFSilo-lift(hard) 15 Dec 59 -- (A scarred hole in the ground remains) TITAN I Test Facility (Weapon)(System)(Demonstration) Destroyed 3 Dec 60 by in-silo explosion during simulated launch.No actual launches.Deleted from Real Property Records. *Transferred from U.S. Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, to USAF Vandenberg AFB, 1 July 1964.
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