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Launch Complex: PLC-C. Vandenberg. Latitude: 34.6095 deg. Longitude: -120.6284 deg. Used by: Aerobee, Tomahawk Sandia. First Launch: 1971-06-29. Last Launch: 1975-12-12. Number Launches: 6. Probe Launch Complex C PLC-C Chronology 1971 June 29 - 13:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 170 CRL A04.116-1 CHASER 1 ABM infrared sensor technology mission Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). 1971 November 24 - 06:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 170 CRL A04.116-3 CHASER 2 ABM infrared sensor technology mission Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi). 1972 June 20 - 16:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 170 CRL A04.116-3 FAILURE: Failure. CHASER ABM infrared sensor technology mission Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 8.00 km (4.90 mi). 1972 October 11 - 11:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Aerobee. Aerobee 170 CRL A04.116-4 CHASER ABM infrared sensor technology mission Agency: AFCRL. Apogee: 151 km (93 mi). 1975 August 15 - 05:21 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Paiute Tomahawk CRL A10.406-2 ESCAPE I (Sphere) Aeronomy mission Agency: AFSC/CRL. Apogee: 272 km (169 mi). 1975 December 12 - 05:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Ute Tomahawk CRL A09.406-1 ESCAPE II (Sphere) Aeronomy mission Agency: AFSC/CRL. Apogee: 164 km (101 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.