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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.
LAUNCH FACILITY Bldg ACCEPTANCE DATE BY AIR FORCE DATE OF FIRST LAUNCH PRESENT STATUS ORIGINAL PURPOSE CURRENT OR (LAST) USE FORMER DESIGNATION REMARKS LF 00-05 Silo (hard) 1 Nov 61 10 Dec 62 Active MM I ICBM MM Training 394 A-4 WS-133AM Last launch-26 Oct 76 LF 00-06 Silo (hard) 28 Dec 61 11 Apr 63 Active MM I ICBM MM I RSLP 394 A-5 WS-133A (MM I Model B) Non-Standard Launch Techniques PLC-C (soft) 30 Mar 62* 29 Jun 71 Inactive PROBE VEHICLES Space (Space Probes) PALC-C Not used originally because of its potential interference with nearby PALC-D (SLC-5). LF 00-07 Silo (hard) 3 Apr 62 24 May 63 Active MM I ICBM MM II OT 394 A-6 WS-133AM/SSAS, Wing II Software Status Authentication Sys. SLC-4E (soft) 6 Nov 62 14 Aug 64 Active ATLAS AGENA Space TITAN IIID TITAN 34D Space PALC-2-4 First Titan IIID Launch 15 Jun 71. Site modified to also accommodate Titan 34D space booster (1 Mar 81). SLC-4W (soft) 6 Nov 62 13 Jul 63 Active ATLAS AGENA Space TITAN IIIB Space PALC-2-3 First Titan IIIB launch 29 Jul 66 4300 C (soft) 24 Apr 63 17 Dec 63 Decommissioned & stripped SCOUT JR Space (SCRAMJET) (Space) 279L FIRST SAC SPACE LAUNCH - a Scout Jr by the 4300th Support Sq (4000th Support Gp). Last launch-11 Jan 67 LF 00-08 Silo (hard) 18 Mar 63 26 Sep 63 Active MM I ICBM MM III OT 394 A-7 WS-133AM/CDB, Wings III & V Command Data Buffer LF 00-09 Silo (hard) 15 Jan 64 29 Jun 64 Active MM I ICBM MM III OT (394 A-8) (Proposed) WS-133AM/CDB, Wings III & V Command Data Buffer LF 00-21 Silo (hard) 3 Aug 64 18 Aug 65 Active MM II ICBM (MM III) (R&D) (394 B-1) (Proposed) WS-133B/CDB (Last launch-27 Mar 80) Command Data Buffer *Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to USAF Vandenberg AFB, 16 August 1965.
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