Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

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VANDENBERG LAUNCHER STATUS AND HISTORY
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LA.UNCH FACILITY
ACCEPTANCE DATE
DATE OF FIRST
PRESENT
ORIGINAL
CURRENT OR
FORMER
Bldg
BY AIR FORCE
LAUNCH
STATUS
PURPOSE
(LAST) USE
DESIGNATION
REMARKS
LF 00-05
1977
1 Nov 61
10 Dec 62
Active
m I
MM
394 A-4
WS-133AM
Silo (hard)
ICBM
Training
Last lawich - 26 Oct 76
LF 00-06
1980
28 Dec 61
11 Apr 63
Active
r+I I
MM I
394 A-5
WS-133A (MM I Model B)
Silo (hard)
ICBM
RSLP
Non-Standard Lallllch Techniques
PLC-C
589
30 Mar 62*
29 Jun 71
Inactive
PROBE
(Space Probes)
PALC-C
Not used originally because of its
(soft)
VEHICLES
potential interference with nearby
Space
PALC-D (SLC-5).
LF 00-07
1981
3 Apr 62
24 May 63
Active
r+I I
MM II
394 A-6
WS-l33AM/SSAS, ·wing II
Silo (hard)
ICBM
OT
Software Status Authentication Sys.
SLC-4E
715
6 Nov 62
14 Aug 64
Active
ATLAS
TITAN IIID
PALC-2-4
First Titan IIID launch IS Jun 71.
(soft)
AGENA
TITAN 34D
Site modified to also accommodate
Space
Space
Ti tan 34D space booster (1 Mar 81).
SLC-4W
738
6 Nov 62
13 Jul 63
Active
ATLAS
TITAN IIIB
PALC-2-3
First Titan IIIB lauPch 29 Jul 66
(soft)
AGENA
Space
Space
4300 C
1681
24 Apr 63
17 Dec 63
Decommis-
SCOUT JR
(SC RAMJET)
279L
FIRST SAC SPACE LAUNCH - a Scout Jr
(soft)
sioned &
Space
(Space)
by the 4300th Support Sq (4000th
stripped
Support Gp). Last launch-11 Jan 67
LF 00-08
1986
18 Mar 63
26 Sep 63
Active
MM I
MM III
394 A-7
WS-133AM/CDB, Wings III &V
Silo (hard)
ICBM
OT
CollD!land Data Buffer
LF 00-09
1993
IS Jan 64
29 Jun 64
Active
MM I
MM III
(394 A-8)
WS-133AM/CDB, Wings III &V
Silo (hard)
ICBM
OT
(Proposed)
Colllllland Data Buffer
LF 00-21
1962
3 Aug 64
18 Aug 65
Active
MM II
(MM III)
(394 B-1)
WS-133B/CDB (Last launch-27 Mar 80)
Silo (hard)
ICBM
(R&D)
(Proposed)
Command Data Buffer
•Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to USAF Vandenberg AFB, 16 August 1965.
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