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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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  • p. 16 …3 Aug 59 BEAN BALL 1011 75-1-1 THOR IWST 4 RAF 3 21. 13…
  • p. 17 …22 Jun 60 CLAN CHATTAN 1034 75-2-7 THOR CTL 14 RAF 13 44. 27…
  • p. 18 …11 Oct 60 LEFT RUDDER 1040 75-2-8 THOR CTL 15 RAF 14 60. 11…
  • p. 19 …29 Mar 61 SHEPHERDS BUSH 1056 75-2-7 THOR CTL 17 RAF 16 81. 30…
  • p. 20 …6 Sep 61 SKYE BOAT 1072 LE-7 THOR CTL 19 RAF 18 97. 9 Sep…
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LAUNCH FACILITY Bldg	ACCEPTANCE DATE BY AIR FORCE	DATE OF FIRST LAUNCH	PRESENT STATUS	ORIGINAL PURPOSE	CURRENT OR (LAST) USE	FORMER DESIGNATION	REMARKS
PLC-A(soft)	8 Dec 59*	14 Jul 59	Decommissioned&stripped	PROBE VEHICLES Space	(SUPER LOKI)(Weather Probe)	PALC-A	Last launch-9 Feb 73Previous Scout Jr launcherConstructed for AEC
PALC-B(soft)	8 Dec 59*	4 Feb 60	PROBE VEHICLES Space	(KIVA/HOPI)(Space Probe) Last launch-11 May 63Constructed for AEC
576-GSilo-lift(hard)	18 Mar 60	10 Aug 62	Decommissioned&stripped	ATLAS FICBM	(ATLAS F)(Spec Test)	OSTF-2	Last launch-8 Jan 65
576-FCoffin Type(semi-hard)	20 May 60	7 Jun 61	ATLAS EICBM	(ATLAS E)(Nike X)	OSTF-1	Last launch-27 Aug 64
576-CCoffin Type(semi-hard)	19 Jul 60	3 Jul 63	ATLAS EICBM	(ATLAS E)(DASO) Last launch-25 Sep 63
SLTFSilo(hard)	10 Aug 60	3 May 61	Decommissioned&stripped	TITAN I/IISilo Test	(TITAN I/II)(Silo Test) FIRST VANDENBERG IN-SILO LAUNCH:aTitan I launched from a prototypeTitan II silo to determine in-silo launch environment effect on the emplaced missile during liftoff.
395-A LE-1Silo-lift(hard)	30 Aug 60	23 Sep 61	Decommissioned&stripped	TITAN IICBM	(TITAN I)(Spec Test) Last launch-8 Dec 64
395-A LE-2Silo-lift(hard)	30 Aug 60	30 Mar 63	TITAN IICBM	(TITAN I)(Spec Test) Last launch-3 Mar 65

*Transferred from U.S. Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, to USAF Vandenberg AFB, 1 July 1964.

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