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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
809.	4 Jul 68	N/A	6910	SLC-2E	THOR/DELTA	SPACE	7	NASA	11
810.	8 Jul 68	GIANT FIST 1	1842	LF-04	MINUTEMAN F	MOD/DASO	34	SAC	297
811.	11 Jul 68	N/A	5814	ABRES A-2	ATLAS F	SPACE	35	AFSC	421
812.	12 Jul 68	OLYMPIC TRIALS B-4	7366	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	ST	132	SAC	298
813.	6 Aug 68	N/A	5187	SLC-4W	TITAN IIIB/AGENA D	SPACE	15	AFSC	422
814.	7 Aug 68	N/A	5955	SLC-3W	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	14	AFSC	423
815.	8 Aug 68	N/A	2804	SLC-5	SCOUT	SPACE	34	AFSC	424
816.	16 Aug 68	N/A	8115	SLC-2E	THOR/DELTA	SPACE	8	NASA	12
817.	16 Aug 68	N/A	2918	SLC-3E	ATLAS/BURNER II	SPACE	1	AFSC	425
818.	19 Aug 68	N/A	5824	BOM-2	BOMARC A	TARGET	12	NAVY	31
819.	21 Aug 68	GLORY TRIP 18T	7537	395-C	TITAN II	FOT	46	SAC	299
820.	1 Sep 68	SHORT ROUND	3455	LF-21	MINUTEMAN F	ST	35	AFSC	426
821.	10 Sep 68	N/A	5247	SLC-4W	TITAN IIIB/AGENA D	SPACE	16	AFSC	427
822.	18 Sep 68	N/A	0165	SLC-1E	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	15	AFSC	428
823.	25 Sep 68	N/A	7258	ABRES A-3	ATLAS F	ABRES	36	AFSC	429
824.	27 Sep 68	N/A	5575	ABRES A-1	ATLAS F	ABRES	37	AFSC	430
825.	3 Oct 68	N/A	5669	SLC-5	SCOUT	SPACE	35	AFSC	431
826.	5 Oct 68	N/A	0964	SLC-1W	THORAD/AGENA D	SPACE	16	AFSC	432
827.	7 Oct 68	N/A	6316	BOM-1	BOMARC A	TARGET	13	NAVY	32
828.	22 Oct 68	N/A	4078	SLC-10W	THOR/BURNER II	SPACE	7	ADC	5

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