Vandenberg AFB TP-01

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TP-01
Coordinates 34 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 120 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 34 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 120 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  W
Type Missile silo
operator United States Air Force
Launch pads 1
Missiles Peacekeeper , Midgetman
First start June 18, 1983
Last start April 18, 1991
Total starts 10

Vandenberg AFB TP-01 (TP-01, formerly Silo TP-01 ) is a missile silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California , USA .

It was used in the 1980s and early 1990s for testing and development purposes of the Peacekeeper and Midgetman missiles.

Start list

date Time ( UTC ) Missile type payload Remarks
June 18, 1983 02:10 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-1
October 14, 1983 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-2
December 20, 1983 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-3
March 30, 1984 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-4
June 15, 1984 16:50 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-5
October 1, 1984 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-6
February 1, 1985 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-7
3rd June 1985 Peacekeeper Peacekeeper FTM-8
May 11, 1989 18:00 Midgetman SICBM FTM-1 Failure
April 18, 1991 18:33 Midgetman SICBM FTM-2A

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