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Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

U.S. Department of War · 2000-02-03 · 113 pages · text by GLM-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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LAUNCH SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP #	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY BOOSTER	COMMAND	CUM BY COMMAND
410.	4 Nov 64	HIGH RIDER	5897	395-D	TITAN II	DASO	15	SAC	127
411.	4 Nov 64	BLACK FROST	5905	LF-06	MINUTEMAN A	OT	36	SAC	128
412.	5 Nov 64	LONG SHOT	6308	LF-09	MINUTEMAN B	OT	35	SAC	129
413.	6 Nov 64	POP FLY	6370	LF-07	MINUTEMAN B	OT	36	SAC	130
414.	6 Nov 64	ORANGE CHUTE	6317	LF-02	MINUTEMAN B	OT	37	SAC	131
415.	9 Nov 64	QUICK JUMP	5888	LF-05	MINUTEMAN A	OT	37	SAC	132
416.	18 Nov 64	VERBAL VENTURE	3660	75-1-1	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	28	AFSC	213
417.	21 Nov 64	IMA BIRD	6328	PALC-D	SCOUT	SPACE	15	AFSC	214
418.	1 Dec 64	BROOK TROUT	6310	576 A-1	ATLAS D	ABRES	52	SAC	133
419.	4 Dec 64	OPERA GLASS	6212	576 A-3	ATLAS D	NIKE TARGET	53	SAC	134
420.	4 Dec 64	BATTLE ROYAL	4439	PALC-2-4	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	14	AFSC	215
421.	8 Dec 64	WEST WING I	6589	395 A-1	TITAN I	ST	18	SAC	135
422.	9 Dec 64	NICKED BLADE	6356	LF-02	MINUTEMAN B	OT	38	SAC	136
423.	9 Dec 64	TOP RAIL	6681	LF-08	MINUTEMAN B	OT	39	SAC	137
424.	12 Dec 64	ASTRO ANNIE	6582	75-1-2	THOR/ABLE-STAR	SPACE	5	AFSC	216
425.	18 Dec 64	ROSY FUTURE	6772	LF-07	MINUTEMAN B	OT	40	SAC	138
426.	19 Dec 64	UTILITY TOOL	3358	75-3-4	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	29	AFSC	217
427.	21 Dec 64	BARN OWL	3762	75-1-1	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	30	AFSC	218
428.	21 Dec 64	QUAKER TOWN	6531	PALC-A	SCOUT JR	SPACE PROBE	11	AFSC	219
429.	22 Dec 64	STEP OVER	6537	576-E	ATLAS F	ST	12	SAC	139

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