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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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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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