Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 24

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Launch Facility 24
Coordinates 34 ° 51 '24 "  N , 120 ° 36' 8"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 51 '24 "  N , 120 ° 36' 8"  W.
Type Missile silo
operator United States Air Force
Missiles Minuteman
First start December 16, 1965 (Minuteman 2 2017)
Total starts 13

Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 24 (LF-24) 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 and early 1970s .

Start list

date Time ( UTC ) Missile type payload Remarks
December 16, 1965 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2017 Test flight
August 1, 1966 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2061 Test flight
May 19, 1967 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2122 ST Olympic Trials 2
October 21, 1967 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2445 ST Olympic Trials 4
December 23, 1967 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2457 ST Olympic Trials 5
2nd February 1968 10:17 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2464 ST Olympic Trials 8
June 11, 1969 13:15 Minuteman 2 OT GT11F Test flight
August 21, 1969 Minuteman 2 OT GT17F Test flight
October 13, 1969 Minuteman 2 OT GT22F Test flight
April 21, 1970 Minuteman 2 OT GT48F Test flight
July 9, 1970 Minuteman 2 OT GT66F Test flight
3rd February 1971 Minuteman 2 FOT GT101F Test flight
May 19, 1971 06:20 Minuteman 2 FOT GT105F Test flight

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