Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 07
| Launch Facility 07 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34 ° 53 ′ 9 ″ N , 120 ° 38 ′ 2 ″ W |
| Type | Missile silo |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Missiles | Minuteman |
| First start | May 24, 1963 (Minuteman 1B 658) |
| Total starts | 64 |
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 07 (LF-07, formerly 394A6, 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 .
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 658 | Test flight | |
| August 29, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 625 | Test flight | |
| 4th October 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 695 | Test flight | |
| November 27, 1963 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 842 | Test flight | |
| January 10, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 883 | Test flight | |
| March 6, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 686 | Test flight | |
| April 13, 1964 | 19:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 734 | Test flight |
| May 25, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 889 | Test flight | |
| July 9, 1964 | 19:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 973 | Test flight |
| August 25, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 989 | Test flight | |
| September 29, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 994 | Test flight | |
| November 6, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 848 | Test flight | |
| 18th December 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1057 | Test flight | |
| March 8, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1132 | Test flight | |
| May 18, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1115 | Test flight | |
| July 6, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1069 | Test flight | |
| February 11, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1387 | Test flight | |
| April 15, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1312 | Test flight | |
| 17th May 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1314 | Test flight | |
| July 26, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1219 | Test flight | |
| August 29, 1966 | 19:05 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1197 | Test flight |
| October 21, 1966 | 20:35 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 914 | Test flight |
| December 22, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1128 Flight test flight / salvo launch | ||
| February 7, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 893 | Test flight | |
| March 7, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B (64-002) | Test flight | |
| April 27, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1193 | Test flight | |
| May 31, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 726 | Test flight | |
| 5th July 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1126 FOT GB40 | Test flight | |
| September 22, 1967 | 02:28 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 831 FOT GB47 | Test flight |
| November 14, 1967 | 14:20 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1215 FOT GB51 | Test flight |
| 18th December 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1114 FOT GT01B | Test flight | |
| March 24, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 791 FOT GT33B | Test flight | |
| April 23, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1090 FOT GT35B | Test flight | |
| June 18, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1285 FOT GT37B | Test flight | |
| July 23, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1140 FOT GT41B | Test flight | |
| 11th September 1969 | 01:05 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1137 FOT GT36B | Test flight |
| October 21, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1134 FOT GT45B | Test flight | |
| 5th December 1969 | 22:40 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1068 FOT GT50B | Test flight |
| February 25, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 855 FOT GT53B | Test flight | |
| March 23, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1094 FOT GT63B | Test flight | |
| May 5th 1970 | 03:50 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1330 FOT GT64B | Test flight |
| June 8, 1970 | 23:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1242 FOT GT72B | Test flight |
| September 25, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | OT GT76B | Test flight | |
| February 8, 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT91B | Test flight | |
| April 26, 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT93B | Test flight | |
| 18th June 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT94B | Test flight | |
| 3rd August 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT96B | Test flight | |
| September 8, 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT97B-1 | Test flight | |
| June 13, 1972 | Minuteman 2 | OBL / GIANT PATRIOT 1 test | ||
| July 26, 1972 | 05:10 | Minuteman 2 | Minuteman 2 Destruct test OBL / GIANT PATRIOT 2 test | |
| December 22, 1972 | 04:55 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT111M | Test flight |
| June 27, 1973 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT114M | Test flight | |
| 3rd October 1973 | 06:30 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT116M | Test flight |
| March 28, 1974 | 04:00 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT117M-1 | Test flight |
| 16th September 1975 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT123M-1 | Test flight | |
| January 29, 1976 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT125M | Test flight | |
| June 9, 1976 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT127M | Test flight | |
| August 26, 1976 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT129M | Test flight | |
| 1st February 1977 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT132M | Test flight | |
| November 30, 1977 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT135M | Test flight | |
| November 16, 1978 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT130M-2 | Test flight | |
| March 23, 1979 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT137M | Test flight | |
| December 13, 1979 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT139M | Test flight | |
| November 10, 1987 | 02:10 | Minuteman 2 | FAILURE: Failure. FOT GT149M | Test flight |
Web links
- Vandenberg LF07 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)