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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 SEQ DATE NICKNAME OP # FACILITY VEHICLE TYPE PROGRAM CUM BY BOOSTER COMMAND CUM BY COMMAND 20. 3 Aug 59 BEAN BALL 1011 75-1-1 THOR IWST 4 RAF 3 21. 13 Aug 59 FLY HIGH 1012 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 5 AFSC 6 22. 14 Aug 59 SHORT SKIP 1014 75-2-6 THOR IWST 5 RAF 4 23. 19 Aug 59 HURRY UP 1013 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 6 AFSC 7 24. 9 Sep 59 DESERT HEAT 1015 576 A-2 ATLAS D DEMONSTRATION 1 SAC 1 25. 17 Sep 59 GREASE GUN 1016 75-1-2 THOR IWST 6 RAF 5 26. 6 Oct 59 FOREIGN TRAVEL 1018 75-2-8 THOR CTL 7 RAF 6 27. 21 Oct 59 STAND FAST 1019 75-1-1 THOR IWST 8 RAF 7 28. 7 Nov 59 CARGO NET 1017 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 7 AFSC 8 29. 12 Nov 59 BEACH BUGGY 1020 75-1-2 THOR IWST 9 RAF 8 30. 20 Nov 59 LIVID LADY 1021 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 8 AFSC 9 31. 1 Dec 59 HARD RIGHT 1022 75-1-1 THOR CTL 10 RAF 9 32. 14 Dec 59 TALL GIRL 1023 75-1-2 THOR IWST 11 RAF 10 33. 21 Jan 60 RED CABOOSE 1025 75-1-2 THOR IWST 12 RAF 11 34. 26 Jan 60 DUAL EXHAUST 1024 576 A-3 ATLAS D DEMONSTRATION 2 SAC 2 35. 4 Feb 60 HUNGRY EYE 1026 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 9 AFSC 10 36. 4 Feb 60 N/A ● PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 1 AEC 1 37. 19 Feb 60 DERBY DAY 1027 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 10 AFSC 11 38. 2 Mar 60 CENTER BOARD 1028 75-2-8 THOR CTL 13 RAF 12 (*) Data not available
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