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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.

  • p. 7 …Solar, Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer SEASAT Sea Observation Satellite SENT Severe nose-tip Environment Test…
  • p. 38 …13 Apr 65 SEA POINT 7399 LF-02 MINUTEMAN B OT 50 SAC 160 461. 13…
  • p. 40 …5 Aug 65 SEA TRAMP 7650 ABRES A-2 ATLAS F ABRES 14 AFSC 247 497…
  • p. 41 …22 Dec 65 SEA ROVER 7914 395-C TITAN II OT 29 SAC 189
  • p. 42 …2 Feb 66 SEA LEVEL 7291 PALC-1-1 TAT/AGENA D SPACE 46 AFSC 275…
  • p. 47 …13 Oct 66 SEA RAVEN 2471 LF-03 MINUTEMAN B FOT 85 SAC 236 635. 14…
LAUNCH SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP #	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY BOOSTER	COMMAND	CUM BY COMMAND
570.	20 Apr 66	LONG LIGHT	7984	395-B	TITAN II	OT	34	SAC	207
571.	22 Apr 66	LABRADOR RETRIEVER	1527	PALC-D	SCOUT	SPACE	20	AFSC	293
572.	22 Apr 66	ECHO CANYON	2602	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	69	SAC	208
573.	2 May 66	LACE STRAP	2622	LF-02	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	70	SAC	209
574.	3 May 66	CRAB CLAW	7947	ABRES A-1	ATLAS D	ABRES	78	AFSC	294
575.	3 May 66	CARGO NET	1508	75-3-5	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	50	AFSC	295
576.	13 May 66	SUPPLY ROOM	0001	ABRES B-1	ATLAS D	ABRES	74	AFSC	296
577.	14 May 66	PUMP HANDLE	1950	PALC-2-4	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	29	AFSC	297
578.	15 May 66	BAD ULCER	2402	75-1-1	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	51	AFSC	298
579.	16 May 66	DOCK WORKER	2599	LF-09	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	71	SAC	210
580.	16 May 66	SAGE GREEN	0275	LF-06	MINUTEMAN A	FOT	45	SAC	211
581.	17 May 66	TIGHT DRUM	3013	LF-07	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	72	SAC	212
582.	18 May 66	DANCE LESSON	0082	PALC-D	SCOUT	SPACE	21	AFSC	299
583.	23 May 66	SHORT TON	1778	PALC-1-1	TAT/AGENA D	SPACE	52	AFSC	300
584.	24 May 66	SILVER BULLET	7955	395-C	TITAN II	FOT	35	SAC	213
585.	26 May 66	SAND SHARK	1417	ABRES B-2	ATLAS D	ABRES	80	AFSC	301
586.	31 May 66	GREEN PEA	2636	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	73	SAC	214
587.	31 May 66	NIGHT STAND	0245	LF-04	MINUTEMAN A	FOT	46	SAC	215
588.	2 Jun 66	FOUR ACES	2640	LF-02	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	74	SAC	216
589.	3 Jun 66	POWER DRILL	1577	PALC-2-4	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	30	AFSC	302

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