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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…
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LAUNCH SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP #	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY BOOSTER	COMMAND	CUM BY COMMAND
250.	5 Jul 63	GRAND TOUR	1307	394 A-4	MINUTEMAN A	R&D	10	AFSC	145
251.	11 Jul 63	TRIPLE PLAY	1460	394 A-2	MINUTEMAN A	DASO	11	SAC	42
252.	12 Jul 63	FISH POOL	1467	PALC-2-3	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	1	AFSC	146
253.	16 Jul 63	SILVER SPUR	1488	395 A-2	TITAN I	DASO	13	SAC	43
254.	18 Jul 63	CHILI WILLIE	1266	75-1-1	THOR/AGENA D	SPACE	14	AFSC	147
255.	18 Jul 63	DAMP DUCK	1456	PALC-1-2	ATLAS/AGENA B	SPACE	16	AFSC	148
256.	26 Jul 63	SILVER DOLL	1365	576-F	ATLAS E	DASO	8	SAC	44
257.	27 Jul 63	DIAL RIGHT	1596	394 A-5	MINUTEMAN A	DASO	12	SAC	45
258.	30 Jul 63	BIG FLIGHT	1618	576-C	ATLAS E	DASO	9	SAC	46
259.	30 Jul 63	BIG TALK	1370	75-1-2	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	6	AFSC	149
260.	31 Jul 63	COOL WATER 1	1651	576 B-1	ATLAS D	ST	40	SAC	47
261.	8 Aug 63	WELL DONE	1685	394 A-1	MINUTEMAN A	DASO	13	SAC	48
262.	15 Aug 63	HIGH RIVER	1776	395 A-1	TITAN I	DASO	14	SAC	49
263.	24 Aug 63	GHOST DANCE	1419	75-3-4	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	7	AFSC	150
264.	24 Aug 63	PIPE DREAM	1823	576-F	ATLAS E	DASO	10	SAC	50
265.	28 Aug 63	COOL WATER II	1786	576 B-3	ATLAS D	ST	41	SAC	51
266.	29 Aug 63	PELICAN PETE	1561	75-3-5	THOR/AGENA D	SPACE	15	AFSC	151
267.	29 Aug 63	GLASS WAND	1698	394 A-6	MINUTEMAN B	R&D	2	AFSC	152
268.	30 Aug 63	POLAR ROUTE	1536	395 A-3	TITAN I	DASO	15	SAC	52
269.	6 Sep 63	COOL WATER III	1814	576 B-2	ATLAS D	ST	42	SAC	53

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