Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 06
| Launch Facility 06 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34 ° 52 '59 " N , 120 ° 38' 10" W |
| Type | Missile silo |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Missiles | Minuteman , minotaur |
| First start | April 11, 1963 (Minuteman 1A 534) |
| Total starts | 83 |
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 06 (LF-06, 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 1980s . It was reactivated in 2000 and since then test flights of the Minotaur missile have taken place there as part of the National Missile Defense Program.
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 1963 | 20:30 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 534 | Test flight |
| May 8, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 604 | Test flight | |
| July 27, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 514 | Test flight | |
| October 31, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 664 | Test flight | |
| November 29, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 642 | Test flight | |
| December 20, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 515 | Test flight | |
| February 11, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 692 | Test flight | |
| May 11, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 718 | Test flight | |
| June 11, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 715 | Test flight | |
| July 27, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 617 | Test flight | |
| September 8, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 576 | Test flight | |
| 4th November 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 537 | Test flight | |
| August 24, 1965 | 16:37 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 677 | Test flight |
| February 24, 1966 | 19:40 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 529 (63-005) | Test flight |
| March 21, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 569 (63-061) | Test flight | |
| May 16, 1966 | 14:10 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 710 (63-175) | Test flight |
| August 16, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 522 (63-021) | Failure | |
| 3rd October 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1A 578 | Test flight | |
| June 1, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 757 ST | ||
| July 13, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 779 ST | ||
| January 16, 1968 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B (64-011) ST | ||
| April 24, 1968 | 03:05 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 892 ST | |
| May 23, 1968 | 05:10 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1015 ST | |
| December 10, 1968 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 943 ST | ||
| 23rd September 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B STF-1 | Failure | |
| 16th December 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B STF-2 | ||
| July 23, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-3 | ||
| August 28, 1970 | 09:00 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-4 | |
| 3rd October 1970 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-27 | ||
| December 24, 1970 | 01:55 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-12 | |
| January 11, 1971 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-30 | ||
| February 23, 1971 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-28 | ||
| 17th March 1971 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-13 | ||
| June 27, 1971 | 03:18 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M1-14 | |
| October 8, 1971 | 01:56 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-2 | |
| March 16, 1972 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-7 | ||
| May 5th 1972 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-11 | ||
| July 15, 1972 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-15 | ||
| October 28, 1972 | 03:23 | Minuteman 1 | HK-1 | |
| December 8, 1972 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-21 | ||
| December 19, 1972 | Minuteman 1 | HK-3 | ||
| March 9, 1973 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES NTV-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| May 4th 1973 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-24 | ||
| June 7th 1973 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-22 | ||
| July 21, 1973 | 00:00 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-18 | |
| August 9, 1973 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-20 | ||
| 7th September 1973 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-44 | ||
| 3rd November 1973 | 00:30 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-38 | Test flight |
| November 29, 1973 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-25 | ||
| December 14, 1973 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-20A | ||
| 23rd January 1974 | 02:30 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-28 | |
| April 16, 1974 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-135 | ||
| July 18, 1974 | Minuteman 1 | SSTTP M2-146 | ||
| March 6, 1975 | Minuteman 1 | Trident SFT-101 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| May 9, 1975 | Minuteman 1 | SFT-102 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 22nd August 1975 | Minuteman 1 | SFT-103 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| September 10, 1975 | Minuteman 1 | SFT-104 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| January 23, 1976 | Minuteman 1 | SFT-105 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 19th August 1976 | Minuteman 1 | SAMAST III / MINT II | Test of the re-entry body | |
| May 18, 1977 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES TDV-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 3rd September 1977 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES TDV-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| November 13, 1977 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES TDV-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| April 5th 1978 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES TREP-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 4th July 1978 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ANT-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| November 27, 1978 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ANT-3A | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 19th January 1979 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES STREP-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 3rd August 1979 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES STREP-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 22nd September 1979 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ABRV-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| March 15, 1980 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ABRV-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| September 15, 1980 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES STREP-3 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| December 16, 1980 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES ABRV-4 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| 18th February 1981 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES IRS-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| April 4th 1981 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES Mk500-PAS-1 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| September 12, 1981 | Minuteman 1 | ABRES Mk500-PAS-2 | Test of the re-entry body | |
| February 7, 1983 | Minuteman 1 | RSLP STREP-11 (HOE) | Test of the re-entry body | |
| April 2nd 1987 | 08:05 | Minuteman 3 | IPMS | |
| September 1, 1987 | 07:58 | Minuteman 3 | IPMS | |
| May 28, 2000 | 20:00 | Minotaur 2 | Minotaur 2 TLV Demo OSPTLV 1 | |
| 4th December 2001 | 04:59 | Minotaur 2 | Minotaur 2 TLV-1 IFT-7 | |
| October 15, 2002 | 02:01 | Minotaur 2 | Minotaur 2 TLV-3 GMDS (OSP / TLV-4?) | |
| December 11, 2002 | 08:26 | Minotaur 2 | Minotaur 2 TLV-4 GMDS (OSP / TLV-5?) | |
| March 21, 2007 | 04:27 | Minotaur 2 | Minotaur 2 TLV-5 FTX-02 | |
| August 23, 2007 | 08:30 | Minotaur 2 | Minotaur 2 TLV-7 TLV-7 |
Web links
- Vandenberg LF06 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)