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Launch Complex: LF10.
Vandenberg. Latitude: 34.8715 deg. Longitude: -120.6057 deg. Used by: Minuteman 3. First Launch: 1987-07-12. Last Launch: 2007-02-07. Number Launches: 18.

LF10 Chronology

1987 July 12 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FAILURE: Failure. FOT GT123GM-1 Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1988 October 27 - 15:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT130GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1989 March 7 - 08:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT133GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1989 November 6 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT136GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1991 July 2 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT143GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1992 May 5 - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. FOT GT147GM-1 Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1996 June 26 - 12:17 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT162GM FOT GT162GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1997 June 18 - 10:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT165GM FOT GT165GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1998 June 24 - 12:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT168GB FOT GT168GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). FOT. Part of dual Minuteman 3 shot.

1999 August 20 - 08:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT170GM RCT-1 GT170GM/RRF-6 operational test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

2000 June 9 - 08:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT172GM FOT GT172GM Follow-on Test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

2001 February 7 - 09:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT175GB GT175GB Functional Dependency gate operational test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

2002 April 8 - 09:29 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT178GM GT178GM Functional Dependency gate operational test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

2003 September 10 - 11:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT181GM GT181GM Functional Dependency gate operational test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Delayed from May

2004 June 23 - 08:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. Minuteman 3 GT185GM GT185GM Functional Dependency gate operational test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Missile Test Flight. Delayed from February.

2005 July 21 - 08:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. SERV-1 Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Delayed from June. SERV-1 warhead technology test with Mk. 21 warhead.

2006 February 16 - 08:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. SERV-3 Mk 21 Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

2007 February 7 - 08:14 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 3. GT-193GM 1 RV operational test launch Agency: USAF AFSPC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).


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