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Vandenberg WTR
AKA: WTR Launch Area. First Launch: 1962-10-01. Last Launch: 2013-01-01. Number: 76 . Longitude: -120.60 deg. Latitude: 34.77 deg.
Family: Sea Launch Area. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Poseidon C3, M55E1, Minuteman 1, Trident C-4, Trident D-5. Launch Sites: Vandenberg.
1962 Q4 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1962 Q4 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1962 Q4 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1962 Q4 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1967 May 17 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1967 June 21 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1967 June 21 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1968 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A1.
1971 April 15 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1971 May 7 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1971 November 7 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1971 November 12 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A2.
1971 December 8 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: EAG-154. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 February 6 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 598. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 February 6 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 598. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 February 6 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 598. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 February 6 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 598. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 February 6 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 598. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 June 9 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 June 9 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 June 9 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 June 9 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 June 9 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 October 15 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 601. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 October 15 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 601. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 October 15 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 601. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 October 15 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 601. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 October 15 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 601. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1974 October 24 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: C-5A. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1.
- Minuteman I missile air-launch demonstration. - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF AFSC.
Apogee: 6.00 km (3.70 mi).
As an early air mobile flight demonstration of the feasibility of launching a ballistic missile from a wide-bodied aircraft, a Minuteman I missile was dropped from an Air Force C-5A over water. Ignited at 8,000 feet, the Minuteman rose to 20,000 feet before expending its propellant and falling into the ocean 20 miles from Vandenberg AFB. SAMSO's Deputy for Minuteman at Norton AFB, California, completed the necessary work for the air mobile demonstration in just over two months. The data gathered from this first live demonstration of the air mobile concept will be used in SAMSO's Advanced ICBM Technology (M-X) program that will determine technology and basing concept for the next generation of U.S. land-based strategic missiles.
1975 June 18 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 602. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1975 June 18 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 602. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1975 June 18 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 602. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1975 June 18 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 602. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1975 June 18 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 602. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 January 20 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 January 20 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 January 24 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 600. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 January 24 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 600. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 September 2 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 September 2 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 September 7 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 609. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 September 7 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 609. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1976 November 23 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 655. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.
1976 November 23 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 655. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Poseidon C3.
1977 June 16 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1977 June 16 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1977 June 16 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1977 June 16 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1977 June 16 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 610. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1978 July 7 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 618. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1978 July 7 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 618. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1978 July 12 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 611. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1978 July 12 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 611. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1978 July 12 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 611. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1979 April 4 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1979 April 4 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 608. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1979 April 11 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1979 April 11 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1979 April 11 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 599. LV Family: Polaris. Launch Vehicle: Polaris A3.
1983 December 6 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.
1984 June 3 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.
1984 July 2 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.
1988 May 14 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.
1991 March 19 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.
1991 March 19 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident C-4.
2004 November 1 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 733. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2004 November 1 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 733. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2005? - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2006 June 20 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 732. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2006 June 20 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 732. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2007 November 30 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 730. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2008 May 8 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 739. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2008 May 8 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 739. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2008 August 25 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 743. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2008 August 25 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 743. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2008 Dec - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2009 February 13 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 731. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2011 March 1 - . 21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN 733. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
- 8 x Mk 5 RV - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Operational test.
2011 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2012 Mar? - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
2013? - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg WTR. Launch Platform: SSBN UNK. LV Family: Trident. Launch Vehicle: Trident D-5.
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