Documents / Official release
This is the Vandenberg AFB Launch Summary for 1958 to 2000, prepared by the 30th Space Wing Office of History and dated as of 3 February 2000. It calls itself the official registry of all major launch operations from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, listed in chronological order starting with the first launch on 16 December 1958. It also has annual launch totals by booster and by command, a launch facility guide, launcher status histories and a glossary. It does not discuss any 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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DT&E
DT&E PHASE I
DT&E PHASE II
DUAL LAUNCH
EOS
ERCS
EXOSAT
FAST
FOE
FOT
FTM
GB\
GEOS
GEOSAT
GFO
GLCM
GRP
HCMM
HP
ICBM
IDF
IFT
IPA
!PMS
IRAS
IRBM
IRR
IRS
ITOS
!WST
JAWSAT
Development Test & Evaluation
Development Test & Evaluation (Missile Functional Performance [Peacekeeperll
Development Test & Evaluation (Missile Reentry Vehicle Capabilities and Silo lntergradation [Peacekeeper])
The launch of two missiles one after another
Earth Observation System
Emergency Rocket Communications System (494L)
X-Ray Observatory Satellite
Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer
Force Development Evaluation (Replace the term OT PHASE II testing)
Follow-on Operational Test (Replaced by OT PHASE II) (Category IV before 1 July 1963)
Flight Test Missile
Ground Based lnterceptor
Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite
Geodetic Satellite (Navy)
Geosat Follow-on
Ground Launch Cruise Missile
Guidance Replacement Program
Heat Capacity Mapping Mission
Helicopter Pad
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Integrated Demonstration Flight
integrated Flight Test
ICBM Penetration Aids
Inertial navigation system Performance Measurement System
Infrared Astronomical Satellite
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
Industrial Research Rocket
Interim Recovery System
Improved Tiros Operational Satellite
Integrated Weapons System Training {RAF/SAC)
Joint Air Force Academy Weber State
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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 113 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.