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Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

U.S. Department of War · 2000-02-03 · 113 pages · text by OCR

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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  • p. 10 …1 2 1 2 1 1 21 RAF 10 5 4 2 21 AEC 10 1…
  • p. 15 …16 Apr 59 LIONS ROAR 1005 75-2-8 THOR IWST 2 RAF 1 5. 3…
  • p. 16 …3 Aug 59 BEAN BALL 1011 75-1-1 THOR IWST 4 RAF 3 21. 13…
  • p. 17 …22 Jun 60 CLAN CHATTAN 1034 75-2-7 THOR CTL 14 RAF 13 44. 27…
  • p. 18 …11 Oct 60 LEFT RUDDER 1040 75-2-8 THOR CTL 15 RAF 14 60. 11…
  • p. 19 …29 Mar 61 SHEPHERDS BUSH 1056 75-2-7 THOR CTL 17 RAF 16 81. 30…
  • p. 20 …6 Sep 61 SKYE BOAT 1072 LE-7 THOR CTL 19 RAF 18 97. 9 Sep…
  • p. 21 …19 Mar 62 BLACK KNIFE 8201 LE-7 THOR CTL 21 RAF 20 129. 23 Mar…
  • p. 22 …18 Jun 62 BLAZING CIDERS 9201 LE-8 THOR CTL 22 RAF 21 147. 22 Jun…
  • p. 106 …7LE-7 Last launch-19 Mar 62(RAF CTL) SLC-10W(soft) 1658 29 Oct 58…
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LAUNCH SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP #	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY BOOSTER	COMMAND	CUM BY COMMAND
210.	15 Mar 63	TALL TREE 1	0479	576 B-1	ATLAS D	OT	37	SAC	32
211.	15 Mar 63	TALL TREE 5	0541	576-D	ATLAS F	OT	4	SAC	33
212.	16 Mar 63	LEADING EDGE	0648	576 A-1	ATLAS D	NIKE TARGET	38	SAC	34
213.	18 Mar 63	CAMP OUT	0627	75-3-4	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	2	AFSC	117
214.	21 Mar 63	KENDALL GREEN	0931	OSTF-2	ATLAS F	R&D	5	AFSC	118
215.	23 Mar 63	TALL TREE 4	0529	576-E	ATLAS F	OT	6	SAC	35
216.	30 Mar 63	YOUNG BLOOD	0774	395 A-2	TITAN I	NIKE TARGET	9	SAC	36
217.	1 Apr 63	NICKEL STEEL	0720	75-3-5	THOR/AGENA D	SPACE	11	AFSC	19
218.	4 Apr 63	HALF MOON	0693	395 A-1	TITAN I	R&D	10	AFSC	120
219.	5 Apr 63	BLUE SCOUT VI	0804	PALC-D	SCOUT	SPACE	6	AFSC	121
220.	11 Apr 63	AFGAN RUG	0216	394 A-5	MINUTEMAN A	R&D	3	AFSC	122
221.	12 Apr 63	VELVET TOUCH	0968	394 A-1	MINUTEMAN A	R&D	4	AFSC	123
222.	13 Apr 63	RAMP ROOSTER	1100	395 A-3	TITAN I	NIKE TARGET	11	SAC	37
223.	23 Apr 63	PAT HAND	1069	394 A-4	MINUTEMAN A	R&D	5	AFSC	124
224.	24 Apr 63	BLACK BUCK	0410	OSTF-1	ATLAS E	R&D	5	AFSC	125
225.	26 Apr 63	BLUE SCOUT VII	1298	PALC-D	SCOUT	SPACE	7	AFSC	126
226.	26 Apr 63	FALL HARVEST	1008	75-1-1	THOR/AGENA D	SPACE	12	AFSC	127
227.	27 Apr 63	DINNER PARTY	1040	395-C	TITAN II	R&D	2	AFSC	128
228.	30 Apr 63	BOLD JOURNEY	0911	394 A-2	MINUTEMAN A	R&D	6	AFSC	129
229.	1 May 63	MARES TAIL	1061	395 A-1	TITAN I	R&D	12	AFSC	130

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