Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 02
| Launch Facility 02 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34 ° 50 '41 " N , 120 ° 35' 5" W |
| Type | Missile silo |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Missiles | Minuteman , peacekeeper |
| First start | April 12, 1963 (Minuteman 1A 565) |
| Total starts | 76 |
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 02 (LF-02, originally a Minuteman 394 SMS Silo) is a missile silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , USA .
The silo was used for research and test launches of the Minuteman missile in the 1960s and 1970s . The silo has been used for testing the LGM-118 Peacekeeper since 1986 .
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 565 | Test flight | |
| June 28, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 546 | Test flight | |
| August 8, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 520 | Test flight | |
| December 13, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B854 | Test flight | |
| January 16, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 870 | Test flight | |
| February 25, 1964 | 02:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 813 | Test flight |
| March 24, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 812 | Test flight | |
| May 7, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1002 | Test flight | |
| June 15, 1964 | 12:40 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 910 | Test flight |
| July 7, 1964 | 19:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1007 | Test flight |
| September 10, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1024 | Test flight | |
| November 6, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 960 | False start | |
| December 9, 1964 | 20:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1163 | Test flight |
| February 2, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1041 | Test flight | |
| March 16, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 801 | Test flight | |
| April 13, 1965 | 21:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 851 | Test flight |
| June 10, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 669 | False start | |
| March 8, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1362 | Test flight | |
| April 4th 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1258 | Test flight | |
| May 2, 1966 | 20:35 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1388 | Test flight |
| June 2, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1240 | Test flight | |
| July 13, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 764 | False start | |
| August 16, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1342 | Test flight | |
| April 28, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1019 | Test flight | |
| May 19, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 667 | Test flight | |
| June 29, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 751 | Test flight | |
| July 15, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 755 GIN BABY I. | Test flight | |
| 3rd November 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 820 GIN BABY II | Test flight | |
| December 8, 1967 | 21:03 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 948 GIN BABY IV | Test flight |
| 29th January 1969 | 10:34 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2504 ST | |
| April 11, 1969 | 08:55 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-301 | Test flight |
| May 29, 1969 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-302 | Test flight | |
| 13th September 1969 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-303 | Test flight | |
| 15th October 1969 | 11:16 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-305 | Test flight |
| October 31, 1969 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-304 | Test flight | |
| April 22, 1970 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-308 | Test flight | |
| May 8, 1970 | 07:49 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-310 | Test flight |
| 17th June 1970 | 08:00 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-312 | Test flight |
| July 28, 1970 | 23:17 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-5008 | Test flight |
| September 26, 1970 | 07:20 | Minuteman 3 | OLD FOX 02M | Test flight |
| 17th February 1971 | 07:25 | Minuteman 3 | OLD FOX 05M | Test flight |
| May 27, 1971 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT03GM | Test flight | |
| July 8, 1971 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT04GM | Test flight | |
| 3rd September 1971 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT05GM | Test flight | |
| 15th October 1971 | 09:05 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT06GM | Test flight |
| November 23, 1971 | 06:55 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT08GM | Test flight |
| January 26, 1972 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT11GM | Test flight | |
| June 11, 1972 | 20:35 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT14GM | Test flight |
| October 20, 1972 | 09:05 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT110M | Test flight |
| 5th December 1972 | 02:35 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT41GM | Test flight |
| April 18, 1973 | 04:25 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT112M | Test flight |
| 5th September 1973 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT43GM | Test flight | |
| April 2nd 1974 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT119M | Test flight | |
| May 2nd 1974 | 22:00 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT44GM | Test flight |
| 17th August 1974 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT45GM | Test flight | |
| October 8, 1974 | 03:35 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT118M | Test flight |
| May 16, 1975 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 STM-9W | PAVE PEPPER test flight | |
| July 26, 1975 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 STM-10W | PAVE PEPPER test flight | |
| 23rd August 1986 | 18:25 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper FTM-15 | Test flight |
| 5th December 1986 | 16:00 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper FTM-14 10 RV | Test flight |
| September 14, 1989 | 19:00 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 01PA | False start |
| March 12, 1991 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 05PA | Test flight | |
| 17th September 1991 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 07PA | Test flight | |
| July 1, 1992 | 02:20 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 09PA | Test flight |
| March 2, 1993 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 11PA | Test flight | |
| September 15, 1993 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 13PA | Test flight | |
| May 17, 1994 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 15PA | Test flight | |
| January 19, 1995 | 20:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 17PA | Test flight |
| August 30, 1995 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 19PA | Test flight | |
| May 30, 1996 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 21PA | Test flight |
| November 6, 1996 | 13:06 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 23PA | Test flight |
| November 5, 1997 | 21:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 26PA 8 RVs | Test flight |
| March 10, 1999 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 28PA 8 RVs | Test flight |
| July 27, 2001 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 30PA | Missile destroyed in flight |
| June 3, 2002 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 31PA GT-31PA - 9 RVs | Test flight |
| July 21, 2004 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 33PA GT-33PA - 8 RVs | Test flight |
Web links
- Vandenberg LF02 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)