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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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## KOMPSAT Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite LAGEOS Laser Geodynamic Satellite LANDSAT Earth Resources Satellite LBRV Large Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (See ABRV) LE Launch Emplacement LF Launch Facility LLL Lawrence Livermore Laboratory LLV-1 Lockheed Launch Vehicle 1. (Became Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle, and in Sept 97 was renamed Athena.) LM Lockheed Martin (Corporation) MACSAT Multiple Access Communications Satellite MAGSAT Magnetic Field Measurement Satellite MaST Maneuvering Systems Technology MDA McDonnell Douglas Aerospace MINT Miniaturized Instrumented Nose Tip MOD Modernized Minuteman (R&D, DASO) Operational tests are identified by the suffix "M" in the nickname MS Motorola Satcom MSLS Multi-Service Launch System MSTI Miniature Seeker Technology Integration MSX Midcourse Space Experiment MUBLCOM Multiple Path Beyond Line of Sight Communications N/A Not Applicable NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NAVSTAR Navigation Satellite (Formerly NDS) NDS Navigation Development Satellite NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NTS Navigation Technology Satellite NTV Nosetip Vehicle OBLSS Operational Base Launch Safety System ORBCOMM (FM) Orbital Communications (Flight Module) ORT Operational Readiness Test OSC Orbital Sciences Corporation OSL Ogden Special Launch OSTF Operational System Test Facility OT Operational Test (Now OT PHASE I) (Category III before 1 July 1963)
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