Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 09
| Launch Facility 09 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34 ° 52 '43 " N , 120 ° 38' 1" W |
| Type | Missile silo |
| operator | United States Air Force |
| Missiles | Minuteman |
| First start | June 29, 1964 (Minuteman 1B 1141) |
| Total starts | 92 |
Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 09 (LF-09) is a missile silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , USA .
The silo has been used for research and test launches of the Minuteman missile since the 1960s .
Start list
| date | Time ( UTC ) | Missile type | payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 1964 | 21:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1141 | Test flight |
| September 21, 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1108 | Test flight | |
| 5th November 1964 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 873 | Test flight | |
| February 8, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1142 | Test flight | |
| April 10, 1965 | 08:10 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1150 | Test flight |
| May 10, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1003 | Test flight | |
| June 23, 1965 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1033 | Test flight | |
| January 27, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1243 | Test flight | |
| April 4th 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1347 | Test flight | |
| May 16, 1966 | 18:30 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1191 | Test flight |
| June 10, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1261 | Test flight | |
| July 12, 1966 | 07:45 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 653 | Test flight |
| September 22, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1262 | Test flight | |
| November 16, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1207 | Test flight | |
| December 20, 1966 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1227 | Test flight | |
| January 24, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B828 | Test flight | |
| February 21, 1967 | 22:40 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1263 | Test flight |
| April 7, 1967 | 21:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1426 | Failure |
| May 17, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 774 | Test flight | |
| July 12, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 800 FOT GB42 | Test flight | |
| August 8, 1967 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1212 FOT GB45 | Test flight | |
| September 27, 1967 | 02:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1151 FOT GB48 | Test flight |
| November 14, 1967 | 15:22 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1028 FOT GB52 | Test flight |
| 22nd December 1967 | 01:45 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1288 FOT GT03B | Test flight |
| 2nd February 1968 | 12:55 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1274 | Failure |
| October 30, 1968 | 08:23 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1136 ST Olympic T. B-5 | Test flight |
| 7th December 1968 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1375 ST Olympic T. B-6 | Test flight | |
| January 21, 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1089 ST Olympic T. B-7 | Test flight | |
| 20th February 1969 | 10:15 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1220 ST Olympic T. B-8 | Test flight |
| 2nd July 1969 | 09:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1279 ST Olympic TR. B-9 | Test flight |
| 20th September 1969 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1276 ST Olympic TR. B-10 | Test flight | |
| November 7, 1969 | 07:00 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 1225 ST Olympic TR. B-11 | Test flight |
| March 5th 1970 | 03:05 | Minuteman 1 | Minuteman 1B 782 FOT GT54B | Test flight |
| July 14, 1970 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT71B-2 | Test flight | |
| 20th August 1970 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT74B | Test flight | |
| 5th October 1970 | 23:00 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT77B | Test flight |
| November 8, 1970 | 07:50 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT79B | Test flight |
| January 29, 1971 | 02:10 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT90B | Test flight |
| July 12, 1971 | 11:00 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT95B | Failure |
| 18th October 1971 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT98B | Test flight | |
| 3rd December 1971 | 03:45 | Minuteman 1 | FOT GT100B | Test flight |
| May 31, 1973 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 PVM-4 | ||
| October 25, 1974 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT28GM | Test flight | |
| 5th February 1975 | 14:40 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT29GM-1 | Failure |
| June 20, 1975 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT31GM | Test flight | |
| February 6, 1976 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT26GM-4 | Failure | |
| June 30, 1976 | 09:19 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT54GM | Test flight |
| November 30, 1976 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT32GM-1 | Test flight | |
| February 16, 1977 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT27GM-2 | Test flight | |
| June 2nd 1977 | 07:10 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT34GM-1 | Test flight |
| September 14, 1977 | 07:10 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT35GM | Test flight |
| December 6, 1977 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT36GM | Test flight | |
| March 2, 1978 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT37GM | Test flight | |
| July 25, 1978 | Minuteman 2 | FOT GT133M-1 | Test flight | |
| 5th December 1978 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT38GM | Test flight | |
| March 28, 1979 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT39GM | Test flight | |
| July 10, 1979 | 17:39 | Minuteman 3 | OT GT40GM | Test flight |
| 5th February 1980 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT71GM | Test flight | |
| 17th September 1980 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT77GM | Test flight | |
| February 9, 1981 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT80GM | Test flight | |
| June 12, 1981 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT82GM | Test flight | |
| November 24, 1981 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT84GM-1 | Test flight | |
| 4th August 1982 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT89GM | Test flight | |
| 2nd December 1982 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT91GM | Test flight | |
| June 25, 1983 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT94GM | Test flight | |
| September 21, 1983 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT97GM | Test flight | |
| January 25, 1984 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT99GM | Test flight | |
| April 8, 1984 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT102GM | Test flight | |
| September 13, 1984 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT103GM | Test flight | |
| July 15, 1985 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT110GM | Test flight | |
| March 15, 1986 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT113GM-1 | Test flight | |
| July 31, 1986 | 12:40 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT116GM | Test flight |
| January 28, 1987 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT119GM | Test flight | |
| 3rd November 1987 | 08:25 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT124GM | Test flight |
| July 12, 1988 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT126GM | Test flight | |
| July 11, 1989 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT134GM | Test flight | |
| March 21, 1990 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT139GM | Test flight | |
| 20th September 1990 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT141GM | Test flight | |
| November 11, 1991 | 10:19 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT146GM | Test flight |
| 2nd July 1993 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT152GM | Test flight | |
| July 6, 1994 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT156GM | Test flight | |
| February 1, 1995 | Minuteman 3 | FOT GT158GM | Test flight | |
| March 6, 1996 | 20:01 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 GT161GM FOT GT161GM | Test flight |
| June 24, 1998 | 08:01 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 GRP-IDF-1 | |
| August 20, 1999 | 11:27 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 GT171GM FOT GT171GM | Test flight |
| May 24, 2000 | 08:01 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 FTM-02 | Failure |
| September 28, 2000 | 08:01 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 GT174GM SHARP | Test flight |
| July 17, 2002 | 08:03 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 GT177GM | Test flight |
| July 23, 2004 | 08:37 | Minuteman 3 | Test flight | |
| September 14, 2005 | 08:01 | Minuteman 3 | Minuteman 3 ALCS GT-188GM | Test flight |
| July 21, 2006 | 10:14 | Minuteman 3 | GT-192GM FDEP | Test flight |
| August 2, 2008 | 01:01 | Minuteman 3 | GT-196GM | Test flight |
Web links
- Vandenberg LF09 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
