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Vandenberg LF24
Part of Vandenberg
Minuteman silo. Operational 5 January 1965 - 18 May 1971. A test and training facility, it was accepted on Jan 5, 1965, and staged its last launch May 18, 1971. Decommissioned and stripped.
First Launch: 1965-01-05. Last Launch: 1971-05-18. Longitude: -120.60 deg. Latitude: 34.86 deg.
Country:
USA.
Launch Vehicles:
Minuteman 2.
Launch Sites:
Vandenberg.
1965 December 16 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- Research and development launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF AFSC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). The first operationally configured Minuteman II (LGM-30F) was fired from an underground silo and completed a flawless flight downrange from Vandenberg AFB..
1966 August 1 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- Demonstration and shakedown operations launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1967 May 19 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- ST Olympic Trials 2 operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1967 October 21 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- ST Olympic Trials 4 operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1967 December 23 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- ST Olympic Trials 5 operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1968 February 2 - .
10:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- ST Olympic Trials 8 operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1969 June 11 - .
13:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- OT GT11F operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1969 August 21 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- OT GT17F operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1969 October 13 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- OT GT22F operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1970 April 21 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- OT GT48F operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1970 July 9 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- OT GT66F operational test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1971 February 3 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- FOT GT101F Follow-on Test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
1971 May 19 - .
06:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg LF24.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minuteman 2.
- FOT GT105F Follow-on Test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF SAC.
Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).
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