Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 25

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Launch Facility 25
Coordinates 34 ° 52 '57 "  N , 120 ° 37' 47"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 52 '57 "  N , 120 ° 37' 47"  W.
Type Missile silo
operator United States Air Force
Missiles Minuteman
First start February 16, 1966 (Minuteman 2 2033)
Total starts 22nd

Vandenberg AFB Launch Facility 25 (LF-25) 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 1970s .

Start list

date Time ( UTC ) Missile type payload Remarks
February 16, 1966 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2033 Test flight
January 10, 1968 09:58 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2437 ST Olympic Trials 6 Test flight
November 21, 1968 18:28 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2556 GIANT BLADE 2 Test flight
April 18th 1969 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2287 ST 3
May 28, 1969 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2131 OT GT7F Test flight
July 8, 1969 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2062 OT GT14F Test flight
September 24, 1969 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2129 OT GT21F Test flight
May 21, 1970 Minuteman 2 Minuteman 2 2486 OT GT55F Test flight
3rd August 1970 Minuteman 2 OT GT61F Test flight
September 14, 1970 23:30 Minuteman 2 OT GT67F Test flight
October 22, 1970 22:35 Minuteman 2 OT GT69F (Salvo) Test flight
February 25, 1971 02:00 Minuteman 2 FOT GT102F Test flight
4th August 1971 Minuteman 2 FOT GT104F-1 Test flight
October 6, 1971 Minuteman 2 OT GT86F Test flight
October 16, 1972 Minuteman 3 OT GT17GB Test flight
December 12, 1972 Minuteman 3 OT GT19GB Test flight
April 27, 1973 Minuteman 3 OT GT21GB Test flight
July 6, 1973 Minuteman 3 OT GT23GB Test flight
January 26, 1974 14:00 Minuteman 3 OT GT24GB-1 Test flight
October 12, 1974 08:30 Minuteman 3 PVM-7 Test flight
3rd December 1974 Minuteman 3 FOT GT47GB Test flight
March 4th 1976 Minuteman 3 FOT GT52GB Test flight

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