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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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LAUNCH
SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP#	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY
BOOSTER	COMMAND	CUM BY
COMMAND
729.	7 Aug 67	N/A	4827	SLC-1E	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	5	AFSC	377
730.	8 Aug 67	GLOWING BRIGHT 45	6651	LF-09	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	114	SAC	270
731.	16 Aug 67	N/A	4886	SLC-4W	TITAN IIIB/AGENA D	SPACE	7	AFSC	378
732.	22 Aug 67	N/A	7202	LE-6	THOR/BURNER II	SPACE	4	ADC	2
733.	6 Sep 67	GLOWING BRIGHT 46	6611	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	115	SAC	271
734.	11 Sep 67	GLOWING BRIGHT 44	8038	395-B	TITAN II	FOT	42	SAC	272
735.	15 Sep 67	N/A	5089	SLC-1W	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	6	AFSC	379
736.	19 Sep 67	N/A	4941	SLC-4W	TITAN IIIB/AGENA D	SPACE	8	AFSC	380
737.	21 Sep 67	GLOWING BRIGHT 47	6638	LF-07	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	116	SAC	273
738.	25 Sep 67	N/A	4947	SLC-5	SCOUT	SPACE	30	AFSC	381
739.	26 Sep 67	GLOWING BRIGHT 48	6583	LF-09	MINUTEMAN B	FOT	117	SAC	274
740.	11 Oct 67	N/A	1264	LE-6	THOR/BURNER II	SPACE	5	ADC	3
741.	11 Oct 67	N/A	0251	ABRES B-3	ATLAS D	ABRES	90	AFSC	382
742.	14 Oct 67	N/A	0846	ABRES A-2	ATLAS F	ABRES	24	AFSC	383
743.	21 Oct 67	OLYMPIC TRIALS 4	4678	LF-24	MINUTEMAN F	ST	23	SAC	275
744.	25 Oct 67	N/A	4995	SLC-4W	TITAN IIIB/AGENA D	SPACE	9	AFSC	384
745.	27 Oct 67	N/A	3012	ABRES A-3	ATLAS F	ABRES	25	AFSC	385
746.	2 Nov 67	N/A	0562	SLC-1E	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	7	AFSC	386
747.	3 Nov 67	GIN BABY II	5005	LF-02	MINUTEMAN B	R&D	118	AFSC	387
748.	7 Nov 67	N/A	4919	ABRES B-2	ATLAS D	ABRES	91	AFSC	388

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