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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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## GLOSSARY SOFT - Missile emplaced and launched from exposed launcher above ground (e.g., Gantry-type or Test Pad). SEMI-HARD - Missile emplaced in protective ground-level concrete housing prior to launch (see Coffin Type below). HARD - Missile emplaced in protective concrete housing underground prior to launch (see Silo and Silo-Lift below). SILO - Protective vertical tube-type housing from which missile is launched from its emplaced position (Minuteman and Titan II). SILO-LIFT - Missile is stored in silo, but is elevated clear of the tube for above ground launching (Atlas F and Titan I). COFFIN-TYPE - Completely enclosed horizontal storage from which missile is raised to exposed vertical launch position (Atlas D and E). STRIPPED - All recoverable materiel sold and removed under civilian contract, or retained by USAF but transferred to other activities. AAM Air-to-Air Missile PALC Point Arguello Launch Complex ABRES Advanced Ballistic Reentry System PLC Probe Launch Complex BMDTTP Ballistic Missile Defense Test Target Program RAF Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) BMRS Ballistic Missile Reentry System (ABRES) R&D Research and Development CDB Command Data Buffer RSLP Reentry Systems Launch Program CTL Combat Training Launch (RAF/Thor) SAM Surface-to-Air Missile DASO Demonstration and Shakedown Operations SLC Space Launch Complex ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile SOT Special Operational Test (Titan II) ILCS Improved Launch Control System SLTF Silo Launch Test Facility IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile SSAS Software Status Authentication System IWST Integrated Weapon System Training TP Test Pad (Peacekeeper/MX Missile) LE Launch Emplacement WS-133A Minuteman I Weapon System (MM IA and IB missiles) LF Launch Facility WS-133B Minuteman II Weapon System (MM IIIG missiles only) MM Minuteman ICBM (I-II-III) WS-133AM Modernized Minuteman Weapon System (MM IIF and IIIG missiles) MOL Manned Orbiting Laboratory Wing I-VI Numerical identifiers for operational Minuteman wings: I=341st SMW II=44th SMW III=91st SMW IV=351st SMW V=90th SMW VI=321st SMW OSTF Operational System Test Facility OT Operational Test (Launch Programs)
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