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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. 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
630.	3 Oct 66	GROVE HILL	0335	LF-06	MINUTEMAN A	FOT	50	SAC	235
631.	5 Oct 66	DWARF KILLER	1920	SLC-3E	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	36	AFSC	323
632.	11 Oct 66	LOW HILL	7242	ABRES A-2	ATLAS F	ABRES	16	AFSC	324
633.	12 Oct 66	GLEAMING STAR	2055	SLC-4E	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	37	AFSC	325
634.	13 Oct 66	SEA RAVEN	2471	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	85	SAC	236
635.	14 Oct 66	FALL HARVEST	2827	BOM-1	BOMARC A	TARGET	2	NAVY	21
636.	21 Oct 66	MATCHED CLUBS	2690	LF-07	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	86	SAC	237
637.	28 Oct 66	BUSY SERVICE	3820	SLC-5	SCOUT	SPACE	24	AFSC	326
638.	1 Nov 66	BLUE HAWK	2856	BOM-2	BOMARC A	TARGET	3	NAVY	22
639.	2 Nov 66	GOLDEN AGE	3266	LF-22	MINUTEMAN F	DASO	13	SAC	238
640.	2 Nov 66	RED CABOOSE	2070	SLC-4E	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	38	AFSC	327
641.	8 Nov 66	BUSY MEETING	1866	SLC-1W	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	2	AFSC	328
642.	16 Nov 66	LONG DOZEN	2672	LF-09	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	87	SAC	239
643.	22 Nov 66	WORKING GIRL	8848	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	88	SAC	240
644.	24 Nov 66	BUBBLE GIRL	8807	395-B	TITAN II	FOT	38	SAC	241
645.	5 Dec 66	BUSY MERMAID	1890	SLC-4E	ATLAS/AGENA D	SPACE	39	AFSC	329
646.	11 Dec 66	BUSY PANAMA	0848	ABRES B-3	ATLAS D	SPACE	85	AFSC	330
647.	13 Dec 66	WATER TEST	8899	LF-05	MINUTEMAN F	ERCS/R&D	14	AFSC	331
648.	14 Dec 66	BUSY SKYROCKET	8968	SLC-4W	TITAN IIIB/AGENA D	SPACE	3	AFSC	332

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