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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.

  • p. 6 …Lawrence Livermore Laboratory LLV-1 Lockheed Launch Vehicle 1. (Became Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle, and in…
  • p. 11 …Beginning with the eight mission, Pegasus was carried by a modified Lockheed L-1011 aircraft and…
  • p. 14 …The Athena rocket was formerly called LMLV (Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle). The name was changed in…
  • p. 101 …15 Aug 95 GEMSTAR 0404 SLC-6 LLV-1 SPACE 1 Lockheed 1 1716. 30 Aug…

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DT&E Development Test & Evaluation

DT&E PHASE I Development Test & Evaluation (Missile Functional Performance [Peacekeeper])

DT&E PHASE II Development Test & Evaluation (Missile Reentry Vehicle Capabilities and Silo Intergradation [Peacekeeper])

DUAL LAUNCH The launch of two missiles one after another

EOS Earth Observation System

ERCS Emergency Rocket Communications System (494L)

EXOSAT X-Ray Observatory Satellite

FAST Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer

FDE Force Development Evaluation (Replace the term OT PHASE II testing)

FOT Follow-on Operational Test (Replaced by OT PHASE II) (Category IV before 1 July 1963)

FTM Flight Test Missile

GBI Ground Based Interceptor

GEOS Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite

GEOSAT Geodetic Satellite (Navy)

GFO Geosat Follow-on

GLCM Ground Launch Cruise Missile

GRP Guidance Replacement Program

HCMM Heat Capacity Mapping Mission HP Helicopter Pad

ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

IDF Integrated Demonstration Flight

IFT Integrated Flight Test

IPA ICBM Penetration Aids

IPMS Inertial navigation system Performance Measurement System

IRAS Infrared Astronomical Satellite

IRBM Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

IRR Industrial Research Rocket

IRS Interim Recovery System

ITOS Improved Tiros Operational Satellite

IWST Integrated Weapons System Training (RAF/SAC)

JAWSAT Joint Air Force Academy Weber State

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