Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 03
| Launch Facility 03 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34 ° 50 '46 " N , 120 ° 34' 51" W |
| Type | Missile silo |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Missiles | Minuteman , minotaur |
| First start | April 30, 1963 (Minuteman 1A 595) |
| Total starts | 97 |
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 03 (LF-03, 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 to 2000s . A Minotaur rocket was also launched in 2002 .
The silo has been used since the late 1990s to launch test and trial missiles as part of the National Missile Defense Program .
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 595 | Test flight | |
| July 11, 1963 | 23:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 650 | Test flight |
| November 2nd, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 613 | Test flight | |
| January 29, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 808 | Test flight | |
| February 25, 1964 | 02:45 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 688 | Test flight |
| March 25, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 738 | False start | |
| April 23, 1964 | 11:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 917 | Test flight |
| May 18, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 997 | Test flight | |
| July 13, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 861 | Test flight | |
| 7th August 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 998 | Test flight | |
| September 23, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 906 | Test flight | |
| 3rd November 1964 | 00:35 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 644 | Test flight |
| January 20, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 777 | Test flight | |
| March 25, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 756 | Test flight | |
| April 30, 1965 | 22:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 730 | Test flight |
| June 7, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 810 | Test flight | |
| July 2, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 799 | Test flight | |
| March 11, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1211 | Test flight | |
| April 22, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1252 | Test flight | |
| May 31, 1966 | 20:10 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1270 | Test flight |
| July 11, 1966 | 19:22 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1250 | False start |
| 5th August 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1377 | Test flight | |
| September 16, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1291 | False start | |
| October 13, 1966 | 22:10 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1247 | Test flight |
| November 22, 1966 | 21:40 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1183 | Test flight |
| December 22, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 923 | Test flight | |
| January 30, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1206 | Test flight | |
| February 21, 1967 | 22:40 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 700 | Test flight |
| March 22, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1253 | Test flight | |
| April 21, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1296 | Test flight | |
| May 22, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1188 | Test flight | |
| June 21, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1357 | Test flight | |
| September 6, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1222 FOT GB46 | Test flight | |
| 1st December 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1183 FOT GB50 | Test flight | |
| 22nd December 1967 | 00:35 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1437 FOT GT02B | Test flight |
| April 10, 1968 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1411 ST Olympic T. B-2 | Test flight | |
| May 22, 1968 | 10:20 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1359 ST Olympic T. B-3 | Test flight |
| July 12, 1968 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1084 ST Olympic T. B-4 | Test flight | |
| January 30, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 874 FOT GT32B | Test flight | |
| March 25, 1969 | 19:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1308 FOT GT34B | Test flight |
| 1st July 1969 | 04:36 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1282 FOT GT38B | Test flight |
| August 28, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1358 FOT GT42B | Test flight | |
| 3rd October 1969 | 01:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1173 FOT GT44B | Test flight |
| November 26, 1969 | 05:27 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 2063 FOT GT49B | Test flight |
| March 10, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1180 FOT GT62B | Test flight | |
| May 27, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1404 FOT GT65B | Test flight | |
| June 25, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1413 FOT GT73B | Test flight | |
| 2nd September 1970 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT75B | Test flight | |
| October 26, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT78B | Test flight | |
| March 2nd 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT92B-3 | Test flight | |
| December 10, 1971 | 01:00 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT99B-1 | Test flight |
| April 25, 1973 | Minuteman 1 | HK-2 | ||
| December 11, 1973 | Minuteman 1 | HK-4 | ||
| April 27, 1974 | 08:10 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-35 | |
| July 11, 1974 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES / SAMAST | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 1st August 1974 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-46 | ||
| 19th January 1975 | 11:12 | Minuteman 1 | Trident SFT-4 | Test of the re-entry body |
| May 23, 1975 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES NTV-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| September 30, 1975 | 10:02 | Minuteman 1 | SFT-05 | Test of the re-entry body |
| November 13, 1975 | Minuteman 1 | SFT-16 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| February 27, 1976 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ANT-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| June 16, 1978 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ANT-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| January 24, 1979 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ABRV-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| July 6, 1979 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES LBRV-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 20th December 1979 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES AMARV-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| April 10, 1980 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES STREP-4 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| October 8, 1980 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES AMARV-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| March 15, 1981 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES TDV-4 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 4th October 1981 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES AMARV-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| October 8, 1982 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP STREP-21 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| January 7, 1983 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP LBRV-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| May 5th 1983 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP STREP-22 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| May 28, 1983 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP STREP-12 | ||
| December 15, 1983 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP STREP-12A | ||
| June 10, 1984 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP STREP-13 | ||
| October 18, 1984 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP IPA-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| May 22, 1985 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP IPA-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| March 17, 1986 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP IPA-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| January 20, 1987 | 08:35 | Minuteman 1 | SENT-1 | False start |
| September 21, 1987 | Minuteman 1 | SENT-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| January 18, 1988 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP TDMaRV | Test of the re-entry body | |
| February 14, 1990 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP MAST | Test of the re-entry body | |
| January 28, 1991 | 18:03 | Minuteman 1 | GBI-1 ERIS | |
| May 11, 1991 | 20:40 | Minuteman 1 | GBI-2 ERIS | |
| June 21, 1991 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP AST | Test of the re-entry body | |
| March 13, 1992 | 18:15 | Minuteman 1 | GBI-2B ERIS | |
| October 25, 1992 | 01:06 | Minuteman 1 | False start | |
| June 15, 1993 | 17:30 | Minuteman 1 | False start | |
| September 27, 1996 | 16:51 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT demo MSLS | |
| January 17, 1997 | 01:17 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-1 IFT-1 EKV | |
| June 24, 1997 | 03:39 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-1A MSLS | |
| January 16, 1998 | 03:25 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-2 MSLS | |
| October 3, 1999 | 02:01 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-3 MSLS | |
| January 19, 2000 | 02:19 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-4 MSLS | |
| July 8, 2000 | 04:19 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-5 MSLS | |
| July 15, 2001 | 02:40 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 MSLS IFT-6 IFT-6 | GMDS test flight |
| March 16, 2002 | 02:11 | Minotaur | Minotaur 2 TLV-2 IFT-8 | GMDS test flight |
Web links
- Vandenberg LF03 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)