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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 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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