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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.

  • p. 5 …Operational Satellite IWST Integrated Weapons System Training (RAF/SAC) JAWSAT Joint Air Force Academy Weber State
  • p. 7 …Scatterometer RADARSAT Radar Satellite RADCAL Radar Calibration RAF Royal Air Force R&D Research and Development…
  • p. 10 …1 2 1 2 1 1 21 RAF 10 5 4 2 21 AEC 10 1…
  • p. 15 …16 Apr 59 LIONS ROAR 1005 75-2-8 THOR IWST 2 RAF 1 5. 3…
  • p. 16 …3 Aug 59 BEAN BALL 1011 75-1-1 THOR IWST 4 RAF 3 21. 13…
  • p. 17 …22 Jun 60 CLAN CHATTAN 1034 75-2-7 THOR CTL 14 RAF 13 44. 27…
  • p. 18 …11 Oct 60 LEFT RUDDER 1040 75-2-8 THOR CTL 15 RAF 14 60. 11…
  • p. 19 …29 Mar 61 SHEPHERDS BUSH 1056 75-2-7 THOR CTL 17 RAF 16 81. 30…
  • p. 20 …6 Sep 61 SKYE BOAT 1072 LE-7 THOR CTL 19 RAF 18 97. 9 Sep…
  • p. 21 …19 Mar 62 BLACK KNIFE 8201 LE-7 THOR CTL 21 RAF 20 129. 23 Mar…
  • p. 22 …18 Jun 62 BLAZING CIDERS 9201 LE-8 THOR CTL 22 RAF 21 147. 22 Jun…
  • p. 106 …7LE-7 Last launch-19 Mar 62(RAF CTL) SLC-10W(soft) 1658 29 Oct 58…
  • p. 112 …BMDTTP Ballistic Missile Defense Test Target Program RAF Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) BMRS Ballistic Missile…
LAUNCH
SEQ	DATE	NICKNAME	OP#	FACILITY	VEHICLE TYPE	PROGRAM	CUM BY
BOOSTER	COMMAND	CUM BY
COMMAND
1627.	27 Oct 88	GLORY TRIP 130GM	6007	LF-10	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	185	SAC	607
1628.	6 Nov 88	N/A	1305	SLC-4E	TITAN 34D	SPACE	7	AFSC	782
1629.	25 Jan 89	GLORY TRIP 131GB	3491	LF-26	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	186	SAC	608
1630.	22 Feb 89	GLORY TRIP 132GM	5535	LF-04	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	187	SAC	609
1631.	7 Mar 89	GLORY TRIP 133GM	6490	LF-10	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	188	SAC	610
1632.	19 Mar 89	FTM-18	8007	LF-08	PEACEKEEPER	OT&E	18	AFSC	783
1633.	11 May 89	FTM-1	2594	TP-01	SMALL ICBM	DT&E	1	AFSC	784
1634.	6 Jul 89	GLORY TRIP 129GB-2	9566	LF-26	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	189	SAC	611
1635.	11 Jul 89	GLORY TRIP 134GM	8238	LF-09	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	190	SAC	612
1636.	5 Sep 89	N/A	0979	SLC-4W	TITAN II SLV	SPACE	2	AFSC	785
1637.	14 Sep 89	GLORY TRIP 01PA	0955	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	PHASE I	19	SAC	613
1638.	26 Sep 89	GLORY TRIP 135GB	8154	LF-26	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	191	SAC	614
1639.	5 Oct 89	SET-1/SMLV	9892	BMRS A-3	AMROC/IRR	SPACE	1	AMROC	1
1640.	6 Nov 89	GLORY TRIP 136GM	1690	LF-10	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	192	SAC	615
1641.	18 Nov 89	COBE	0704	SLC-2W	DELTA	SPACE	7	NASA	62
1642.	6 Feb 90	GLORY TRIP 137GB	3398	LF-26	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	193	SAC	616
1643.	14 Feb 90	MaST	6516	LF-03	MINUTEMAN B	RSLP	261	AFSC	786
1644.	8 Mar 90	GLORY TRIP 02PA	3370	LF-05	PEACEKEEPER	PHASE I	20	SAC	617
1645.	21 Mar 90	GLORY TRIP 139GM	0041	LF-09	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	194	SAC	618
1646.	24 Mar 90	GLORY TRIP 138GM	9783	LF-04	MINUTEMAN G	OT PHASE II	195	SAC	619

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