Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 05
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 51 '45 " N , 120 ° 36' 34" W |
| Type | Missile silo |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Missiles | Minuteman , peacekeeper |
| First start | December 10, 1962 (Minuteman 1A 502) |
| Total starts | 60 |
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 05 (LF-05, 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 1970s . Test flights of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper have been taking place there since 1990 .
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | payload | Remarks |
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| December 10, 1962 | 20:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 502 | False start |
| April 23, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 585 | Test flight | |
| 5th July 1963 | 21:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 518 | Test flight |
| February 29, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 636 | Test flight | |
| March 26, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 597 | Test flight | |
| April 27, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 605 | Test flight | |
| June 9, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 532 | Test flight | |
| July 7, 1964 | 7:30 p.m. | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 663 | False start |
| 17th August 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 556 | Test flight | |
| November 9, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 661 | Test flight | |
| January 22, 1966 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2022 | ||
| December 13, 1966 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2036 ERCS 1 | First Emergency Rocket Communications Satellite test | |
| 2nd February 1967 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2087 ERCS 2 | Second "Emergency Rocket Communications Satellite" test | |
| 17th November 1967 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2386 GIN BABY III | Test flight | |
| December 28, 1967 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2435 GIN BABY V | Test flight | |
| November 13, 1968 | 12:10 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2537 GIANT FIST 5 | Test flight |
| March 7, 1969 | 08:20 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2252 ST | |
| April 16, 1969 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2339 OT GT19M | Test flight | |
| March 26, 1970 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2656 OT GT25M | Test flight | |
| June 19, 1970 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 2478 OT GT28M | Test flight | |
| 4th August 1970 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GT16L | Test flight | |
| August 26, 1970 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT43M | Test flight | |
| October 7, 1970 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT47M | Test flight | |
| November 6, 1970 | 02:00 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT52M | Test flight |
| 18th December 1970 | 01:00 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT58M | Test flight |
| April 1, 1971 | 08:40 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT82M | Test flight |
| May 21, 1971 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT83M | Test flight | |
| June 23, 1971 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT84M | Test flight | |
| August 13, 1971 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT87M | Test flight | |
| September 10, 1971 | 11:00 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT89M | Test flight |
| October 22, 1971 | 01:40 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GT40L | |
| November 24, 1971 | 06:15 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 (Chaser targ) OT GT09GM | Test flight |
| 4th February 1972 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT12GM | Test flight | |
| March 22, 1972 | 03:00 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GT200L | |
| April 13, 1972 | Minuteman 2 | OT GT88M | Test flight | |
| May 12, 1972 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT106M | Test flight | |
| June 20, 1972 | 16:45 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT107M | Test flight |
| September 25, 1972 | 23:30 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT108M | Test flight |
| July 26, 1973 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GIANT MOON 4 | ||
| March 12, 1974 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GIANT MOON 5 | ||
| October 22, 1974 | 14:55 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GIANT MOON 6 | |
| 5th September 1975 | 04:25 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GIANT MOON 7 | |
| 19th February 1976 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT126M | Test flight | |
| June 22, 1976 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT128M | Test flight | |
| October 26, 1976 | Minuteman 2 | ERCS GIANT MOON 8 | ||
| March 8, 1990 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 02PA | Test flight | |
| September 13, 1990 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 04PA | Test flight | |
| March 4th 1992 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 08PA | Test flight | |
| September 16, 1992 | 03:15 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 10PA | Test flight |
| July 14, 1993 | 03:19 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 12PA | Test flight |
| March 8, 1994 | 03:50 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 14PA | Test flight |
| September 7, 1994 | 14:41 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 16PA | Test flight |
| June 14, 1995 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 18PA | Test flight | |
| May 8, 1996 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 20PA | Test flight |
| September 11, 1996 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 22PA | Test flight |
| May 8, 1997 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 24PA 9 RVs | Test flight with 9 re-entry bodies |
| 17th September 1997 | 08:01 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 25PA 7 RVs | Test flight with 7 re-entry bodies |
| May 7, 1998 | 10:30 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 27PA 8 RVs | Test flight with 8 re-entry bodies |
| March 8, 2000 | 09:40 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 29PA 8 RVs | Test flight with 8 re-entry bodies |
| March 12, 2003 | 09:29 | Peacekeeper | Peacekeeper 32PA GT-32PA 8 RVs | ICBM demonstration flight with dummy warheads |
Web links
- Vandenberg LF05 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)