Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

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VANDENBERG LAUNCHER STATUS AND HISTORY
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LAUNCH FACILITY
ACCEPTANCE DATE
DATE OF FIRST
PRESENT
ORIGINAL
CURRENT OR
FORMER
Bldg
BY AIR FORCE
LAUNCH
STATIJS
PURPOSE
(LAST) USE
DESIGNATION
REMARKS
PLC-A
9.J!I
8 Dec 59*
14 Jul 59
PROBE
(SUPER LOKI)
PALC-A
Last launch - 9 Feb 73
(soft)
VEHICLES
(Weather Probe)
Previous Scout Jr launcher
Decommis-
Space
Constructed for AEC
sioned &
none
stripped
PALC-B
8 Dec 59*
4 Feb 60
PROBE
(KIVA/HOPI)
Last launch - 11 May 63
(soft)
VEHICLES
(Space Probe)
Constructed for AEC
Space
576-G
193S
18 Mar 60
10 Aug 62
ATLAS F
(ATLAS F)
OSTF-2
Last launch - 8 Jan 65
Silo-lift (hard)
ICBM
(Spec Test)
576-F
1836
20 May 60
7 Jun 61
Decommis-
ATLAS E
(ATLAS E)
OSTF-1
Last launch - 27 Aug 64
Coffin Type
sioned &
ICBM
(Nike X)
(semi-hard)
stripped
576-C
1895
19 Jul 60
3 Jul 63
ATLAS E
(ATLAS E)
Last launch - 25 Sep 63
Coffin Type
ICBM
(DASO)
(semi-hard)
SLTF
188S
10 Aug 60
3 May·61
TITAN I/II
(TITAN I/II)
FIRST VANDENBERG IN-SILO LAUNCH: a
Silo (hard)
Decommis-
Silo Test
(Silo Test)
Titan I launched from a prototype
sioned &
Titan II silo to deternine in-silo
stripped
launch environment effect on the
emplaced missile during liftoff.
395-A LE-1
187S
30 Aug 60
23 Sep 61
TITAN I
(TITAN I)
Last launch - 8 Dec 64
Silo-lift (hard)
Decommis-
ICBM
(Spec Test)
187,7
sioned &
395-A LE-2
30 Aug 60
30 Mar 63
stripped
TITAN I
(TITAN I)
Last launch - 3 Mar 65
Silo-lift (hard)
ICBM
(Spec Test)
~Transferred from U.S. Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, to USAF Vandenberg AFB, l July 1964.
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