DOW-UAP-D49, Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

• V ANDENB.ERG AFB LAUNCH SUMMARY 1958 - 2000 30th SPACE WING Office of History • • DISTRIBUTION LIST • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 30th RANS/DOUS 30th RANS/DOU 30th SW/CP 30th SW/PA 30th SW/SEOO 30th SW/XPR 30th SW/CCT 30th OSS/D00 30th Techical Library 576th FlTS/TEE 576th FLTS/TEM Aerospace Corporation Boeing Defense & Space Group ITT Federal Services Corporation TRW As of: 3 February 2000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 HQ USAF/XOFS HQ AFSPC/HO HQ AFSPC/DOSL HQ USSPACECOM/SPJ330S HO USSPACECOM/HO 2 SWG/DOOL 45th SW/HO SMC/HO HO NASA HO AFMC/ORS Ogden ALC/LMIM JIC/ODT TRW/SEDD Jet Propulsion Laboratory PA-MSB, Kennedy Space Center KSC Library Orbital Sciences Corp FOREWORD This is the official registry of all major launch operations conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The vehicles are presented in chronofogical order beginning with the first launch on 16 December 1958. Launch dates reflect Vandenberg local time. The information is further grouped into two matrixes titled: "ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY BOOSTER" and "ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY COMMAND." Two additional items contained in this document are a 16 December 1958. Launch dates reflect Vandenberg local time. The information is further grouped into two matrixes titled: "ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY BOOSTER" and "ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY COMMAND." Two additional items contained in this document are a "LAUNCH FACILITY GUIDE" and a ''GLOSSARY." In the main chronology section, the two columns reporting cumulative numbers by booster and command represent only Vandenberg operations. They do not include, for instance, Titan IV launches conducted on the East Coast at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The 30th Space Wing History Office (30th SW/HO) periodically updates the Vandenberg AFB Launch Summary book. Questions may be directed to the undersigned at DSN 275-6421 or commercially at (805) 605-6421. • Jl:FFREY GEIGER Office of History .. ii • • • ABRES ABRV ACC ACE ADC AE AEC AFMC AFSC AFSPC AMARV AMROC ANT AST ASTP ASTRID • GLOSSARY • Advanced Ballistic Reentry System Advanced Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (Formerly LBRV) Air Combat Command (Strategic Air Command [SAC] prior to 1 June 1992.) Advanced Control Experiment Aerospace Defense Command Atmosphere Explorer Atomic Energy Commission Air Force Materiel Command (Air Force Systems Command [AFSC] prior to 1 July 1992.) Air Force Systems Command (Air Research & Development Command [ARDC] prior to 1 Apr 1961.) Air Force Space Command Advanced Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle American Rocket Company Advanced Nose Tip Airborne Surveillance Testbed Army to 1 July 1992.) Air Force Systems Command (Air Research & Development Command [ARDC] prior to 1 Apr 1961.) Air Force Space Command Advanced Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle American Rocket Company Advanced Nose Tip Airborne Surveillance Testbed Army Special Test Program Advanced Single Stage Rapid Insertion BALLISTIC BATSAT BOMARC BMRS Flight exercise involving ballistic reentry Basic Advanced Technology Satellite Boeing and Michigan Aeronautical Research Center Ballistic Missile Reentry System COBE cos CRL CTL DAD DASO DG DMSP DMSS DT Cosmic Background Explorer Cosmic Ray Observation Satellite USAF Cambridge Research Laboratories (Merged into AFSC on 1 April 1971) Combat Training Launch Dual Air Density Demonstration and Shakedown Operation {Category Ill before 1 July 1963) Data Gathering Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Defense Meteorological Satellite System Dedicated Target iii DT&E DT&E PHASE I DT&E PHASE II DUAL LAUNCH Development Test & Evaluation Development Test & Evaluation (Missile Functional Performance [Peacekeeperll Development Test & Evaluation (Missile Reentry Vehicle Capabilities and Silo lntergradation [Peacekeeper]) The launch of two missiles one after another EOS ERCS EXOSAT FAST FOE FOT FTM GB\ GEOS GEOSAT GFO GLCM GRP HCMM HP ICBM IDF IFT IPA !PMS IRAS IRBM IRR IRS ITOS !WST Earth Observation System Emergency Rocket Communications System (494L) X-Ray Observatory Satellite Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer Force Development GLCM GRP HCMM HP ICBM IDF IFT IPA !PMS IRAS IRBM IRR IRS ITOS !WST Earth Observation System Emergency Rocket Communications System (494L) X-Ray Observatory Satellite Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer Force Development Evaluation (Replace the term OT PHASE II testing) Follow-on Operational Test (Replaced by OT PHASE II) (Category IV before 1 July 1963) Flight Test Missile Ground Based lnterceptor Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite Geodetic Satellite (Navy) Geosat Follow-on Ground Launch Cruise Missile Guidance Replacement Program Heat Capacity Mapping Mission Helicopter Pad Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Integrated Demonstration Flight integrated Flight Test ICBM Penetration Aids Inertial navigation system Performance Measurement System Infrared Astronomical Satellite Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Industrial Research Rocket Interim Recovery System Improved Tiros Operational Satellite Integrated Weapons System Training {RAF/SAC) JAWSAT Joint Air Force Academy Weber State iv • • ,., ,. • KOMPSAT LAGEOS LANDSAT LBRV LE LF LLL LLV-1 LM MACSAT MAGSAT MaST MDA MINT MOD MS MSLS MSTI MSX MUBLCOM N/A NASA NAVSTAR NDS NOAA NTS NTV • Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite • Laser Geodynamic Satellite Earth Resources Satellite Large Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (See ABRV) Launch Emplacement Launch Facility Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Lockheed Launch Vehicle 1. (Became Lockheed Martin Launch Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite • Laser Geodynamic Satellite Earth Resources Satellite Large Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (See ABRV) Launch Emplacement Launch Facility Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Lockheed Launch Vehicle 1. (Became Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle, and in Sept 97 was renamed Athena.) Lockheed Martin (Corporation) Multiple Access Communications Satellite Magnetic Field Measurement Satellite Maneuvering Systems Technology McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Miniaturized Instrumented Nose Tip Modernized Minuteman (R&D, DASO) Operational tests are identified by the suffix "M" in the nickname Motorola Satcom Multi-Service Launch System Miniature Seeker Technology Integration Midcourse Space Experiment Multiple Path Beyond Line of Sight Communications Not Applicable National Aeronautics and Space Administration Navigation Satellite (Formerly NDS) Navigation Development Satellite National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Navigation Technology Satellite Nosetip Vehicle 'OBLSS ORBCOMM (FM) ORT osc OSL OSTF OT Operational Base Launch Safety System Orbital Communications (Flight Module) Operational Readiness Test Orbital Sciences Corporation Ogden Special Launch Operational System Test Facility Operational Test (Now OT PHASE I) (Category Ill before 1 July 1963) V OT PHASE/ OT PHASE II (See OT)· (See FOT) PALC PAS PLC PAP PVM Point Arguello Launch Complex Penetration Aids Study Probe Launch Complex Propulsion Replacement System Production Verification Missile QuickScat Quick Scatterometer RADARSAT RADCAL RAF R&D RE FOT) PALC PAS PLC PAP PVM Point Arguello Launch Complex Penetration Aids Study Probe Launch Complex Propulsion Replacement System Production Verification Missile QuickScat Quick Scatterometer RADARSAT RADCAL RAF R&D REX RSLP SAC SAFEGUARD SALVO SAMAST SAMPEX SEASAT SENT SET SFT SLC SLF SLTF SLV SM SMLV SNOE SOOS SOT SPACE Radar Satellite Radar Calibration Royal Air Force Research and Development (Category I & 11 before 1 July 1963) Radiation Experiment Reentry Systems Launch Program Strategic Air Command An Antiballistic Missile (ABM) test program Simultaneous launching of two or more missiles Sandia ABRES Material Systems Test Solar, Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer Sea [Observation} Satellite Severe nose-tip Environment Test Single Engine Test Supplemental Flight Test Space Launch Complex Space Launch Facility Silo Launch Test Facility Space Launch Vehicle Solar Mesosphere Single Module Launch Vehicle Student Nitric Oxide Explorer Stacked Oscar On Scout Special Operational Test Orbital space Operations vi • • SPACEPROBE ST STEX STM STP STREP SWAS Non-orbital space operations Special Test Space Technology Experiment Special Test Missile Special Test Program System Technology Reentry Experiments Program Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite TAC TARGET TAT TD TOT TDV TERRIERS TIP TOMS-EP TREP TP TRACE UTE WIRE • Tactical Special Test Missile Special Test Program System Technology Reentry Experiments Program Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite TAC TARGET TAT TD TOT TDV TERRIERS TIP TOMS-EP TREP TP TRACE UTE WIRE • Tactical Air Command Missile target for surface-to-air/air-to-air missile firing practice Thrust Augmented Thor Technology Demonstration Target Development Test Technology Development Vehicle Tomographic Experiment using Radioactive Recombinative Ionospheric EUV and Radio Sources Transition Improvement Program Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer-Earth Probe Thrusted Replica Test Pad Transition Region and Coronal Explorer Unified Test Equipment Wide Field Infrared Explorer vii • • • • • LAUNCH FACILITY GUIDE • BLDG NMBR DESIGNATION DESIGNATION PRESENT FORMER BLDG NMBR DESIGNATION DESIGNATION PRESENT FORMER BLDG NMBR DESIGNATION DESIGNATION PRESENT FORMER 1920 1935 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1971 1972 1976 1977 1980 1981 1986 • 1993 576-D 576-G LF-21 LF-10 LF-23 LF-24 LF-25 LF-26 LF-02 LF-03 LF-04 LF-05 LF-06 LF-07 LF-08 LF-09 NIA OSTF-2 NIA LF-22 N/A NIA N/A NIA 394 A-1 394 A-2 394 A-3 394 A-4 394 A-5 394 A-6 394 A-7 NIA NONE 390 580 589 715 738 751 770 939 1050 1520 1611 1620 1623 IA N/A NIA 394 A-1 394 A-2 394 A-3 394 A-4 394 A-5 394 A-6 394 A-7 NIA NONE 390 580 589 715 738 751 770 939 1050 1520 1611 1620 1623 1635 1642 1651 PALC-8 SLC-6 SLC-5 PLC-C SLC-4E SLC-4W SLC-3E SLC-3W PLC-A 395-C 395-0 576-E SLC-2E SLC-2W SLC-1W SLC-1 E SLC-1 OE 1658 SLC-10W 1661 1681 LE-8 4300 C NIA NIA PALC-D PALC-C PALC-2-4 PALC-2-3 PALC-1-2 PALC-1-1 PALC-A N/A N/A NIA 75-1-1 75-1 :2 75-3-4 75-3-5 75-2- 7 LE-7 75-2-6 4300 B-6 LE-6 75-2-8 NIA 1788 BMRS A-3 1790 BMRS A-2 1797 BMRS A-1 1799 1815 1817 1820 1825 1835 1836 1840 1861 1875 1877 1879 1885 1895 395-B BOMARC-1 BOMARC-2 ABRES 8-3 ABRES 8-2 • ABRES 8-1 576-F TP-01 OSTF 395 A-1 395 A-2 395 A-3 SLTF 576-C 576 A-3 4300 A-3 ABRES A-3 576 A-2 4300 A-2 ABRES A-2 576 RES 8-1 576-F TP-01 OSTF 395 A-1 395 A-2 395 A-3 SLTF 576-C 576 A-3 4300 A-3 ABRES A-3 576 A-2 4300 A-2 ABRES A-2 576 A-1 4300 A.-1 ABRES A-1 NIA NIA NIA 5 76 B-3 576 B-2 5 76 8-1 OSTF-1 NIA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A viii ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY COMMAND 1958 - 1998 Chart I 1958 - 1978 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 1 8 13 29 57 63 48 51 1 64 63 42 42 29 28 25 24 23 22 16 12 17 2 15 45 69 50 55 38 24 34 44 43 21 13 14 14 15 12 10 7 12 10 1 2 5 10 7 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 5 1 1 1 2 3 1 5 4 3 6 16 4 2 2 1 8 2 2 8 10 2 3 7 2 3 3 1 5 5 2 5 5 1 6 2 2 6 1 1 3 1 . 1 LAUNCH AGENCY AFSC SAC NAVY 4 2 2 1 8 2 2 8 10 2 3 7 2 3 3 1 5 5 2 5 5 1 6 2 2 6 1 1 3 1 . 1 LAUNCH AGENCY AFSC SAC NAVY NASA ADC RAF AEC CRL L~ 677 526 101 45 21 21 16 11 ~UB IQI8L I 1 31 43 40 79 116 119 101 123 113 78 95 85 84 65 44 49 47 41 32 32 1.418 • ix • • ►, • As of 3 Feb 2000 LAUNCH AGENCY • ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY COMMAND 1958 - 2000 Chart II 1979 - 2000 & Totals • .... 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 13 15 10 5 16 13 11 9 8 9 9 8 9 6 9 10 7 9 5 5 3 8 2 9 6 7 2 2 1 3 2 --1i_:_4---4....:::...+...:.-+-=-+--=+~i---=-+~--=--t-~__;_+-➔~-r~....,;;_r-t--=-ir--t--t--'-t---1i--2-~-i]. 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 =--t-~__;_+-➔~-r~....,;;_r-t--=-ir--t--t--'-t---1i--2-~-i]. 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 5 3 1 1 {'' ,:.z, 0 0 0 7 55 13 1 1 1 5 4 12 13 9 1 1 1 7 9 1 8 2 7 1 7 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 6 3 1 2 2 2 3 5 1'21 27 21 17 28 23 17 17 :20 13 13 13 16 13 11 13 11 16 19 18 17 2 1The Pegasus flight program began with three "captive" flights using inert vehicles. These missions were conducted on 9 Nov 89, 15 Dec 89, and 30 Jan 90. The first seven "live" Pegasus flights, beginning on 5 April 90, as well as the inert flights, originated from the Ames/Dryden Flight Research facility at Edwards AFB, California. They were carried alof.t by a modified 8-52 aircraft provided by NASA. Beginning with the eight mission, Pegasus was carried by a modified Lockheed L-1011 aircraft and was staged from Vandenberg AFB. 2The Delta II program was operated by McDonnell Douglas Aerospace until the company was purchased by Boeing Aerospace, 4 August 1997. X AFSC SAC NAV modified Lockheed L-1011 aircraft and was staged from Vandenberg AFB. 2The Delta II program was operated by McDonnell Douglas Aerospace until the company was purchased by Boeing Aerospace, 4 August 1997. X AFSC SAC NAVY NASA ADC RAF AEC CRL ACC AFSPC AFMC AMROC TAC LLL LM OSC (Taurus) OSC (Pegasus) 1 Boeing 2 lsuB roTAL !LAUNCH VEHICLE AMROC ARG0-8 ASTRID ASTROBEE 1500 ATLAS D ATLAS E ATLAS F ATLAS H ATLAS/AGENA A ATLAS/AGENA B ATLAS/AGENA D ATLAS/BURNER II ATLAS/PRIME BLACK BRANT Ill BOMARC A BOMARC B CASTOR/SCRAMJET DAC ROC DEACON ARROW II DELTA GLCM HONEST JOHN/NIKE/NIKE KIVA/HOPA MINUTEMAN A (I) MINUTEMAN B Ill MINUTEMAN F (Ill MINUTEMAN G 1111) NIKE/AEROBEE NIKE/ASP NIKE/CAJUN NIKE/JAVELIN NIKENIPER I PAIUTE TOMAHAWK PEACEKEEPER SCOUT SCOUT JUNIOR SEAGULL SERGEANT/LANCEA SMALL ICBM TAT/AGENA B TAT/AGENA 0 TAURUS TERRIER/ASP IV THOR (IRBMJ THOR/ABLE-STAR THOR/AGENA A THOR/AGENA B THOR/AGENA D THOR/ALTAIR THOR/BLOCK 5D-1 THOR/BURNER II THOR/BURNER IIA THOR IER/ASP IV THOR (IRBMJ THOR/ABLE-STAR THOR/AGENA A THOR/AGENA B THOR/AGENA D THOR/ALTAIR THOR/BLOCK 5D-1 THOR/BURNER II THOR/BURNER IIA THOR/DELTA THORAD/AGENA D TITAN I TITAN II TITAN II SLV TITAN IIIB/AGENA D TITAN IIID TITAN 34D TITAN IV UTE/TOMAHAWK jsue TOTAL ... • ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY BOOSTER Chart I 1958 - 1978 I58 69 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 ~L 1 1 1 1 8 1 2 4 1 1 5 1 17 3 3 a 3 1 17 7 5 6 2 4 18 14 6 2 2 11 3 4 2 2 10 10 15 1 3 3 2 5 1 3 12 1 7 5 4 2 7 1 1 2 5 1 1 6 16 8 8 10 2 5 5 6 6 1 7 .3 4 1 5 7 4 12 1 10 a 1 2 1 1 17 6 2 18 34 3 21 4 10 30 10 7 34 13 10 12 20 25 5 19 26 10 16 17 17 2 6 10 14 2 11 6 10 6 7 11 8 4 11 3 7 11 3 3 13 4 3 10 2 7 10 7 34 13 10 12 20 25 5 19 26 10 16 17 17 2 6 10 14 2 11 6 10 6 7 11 8 4 11 3 7 11 3 3 13 4 3 10 2 7 7 4 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 5 2 6 4 1 . 1 1 20 15 11 6 1 1 10 2 9 2 2 4 17 18 8 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 5 10 7 1 a 2 14 2 1 1 2 9 3 4 4 6 4 7 2 1 4 10 2 10 5 8 1 6 2 2 7 5 2 1 2 6 2 5 1 2 5 2 2 5 3 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 91 16 73 0 2 16 43 2 3 2 56 25 1 2 4 0 0 3 9 50 231 147 112 4 12 3 2 4 1 0 53 11 1 2 0 1 63 0 2 22 a 15 41 22 6 3 12 B 33 43 20 SB 0 57 16 • 0 0 1 II 1 j31 j43 j4o j79 j11s j119 (101 j,za j113 j78 j9s las js4 lss j44 (49 ( B 33 43 20 SB 0 57 16 • 0 0 1 II 1 j31 j43 j4o j79 j11s j119 (101 j,za j113 j78 j9s las js4 lss j44 (49 (47 j41 ja2 j32 U1,41e xi • • ILAUNCH VEHICLE AMROC ARG0-8 ASTRID ASTROBEE 1500 ATLAS 0 ATLAS E ATLAS F ATLAS H ATLAS/AGENA A ATLAS/AGENA B ATLAS/AGENA D ATLAS/BURNER II ATLAS/PRIME BLACK BRANT Ill BOMARC A BOMARC 8 CASTOR/SCRAMJET DAC AOC DEACON ARROW II DELTA DELTA II GLCM HONEST JOHN/NIKE/NIKE KIVA/HOPA LOCKHEED LAUNCH VEHICLE (LLV-1) MINUTEMAN A (IJ MINUTEMAN B (I} MINUTEMAN F (II) MINUTEMAN G (Ill) NIKE/AEROBEE NIKE/ASP NIKE/CAJUN NIKE/JAVELIN NIKENIPER I PAIUTE TOMAHAWK PEACEKEEPER PEGASUS SCOUT SCOUT JUNIOR SEAGULL SERGEANT/LANCEA SMALL ICBM TAT/AGENA B TAT/AGENA 0 TAURUS TERRIER/ASP IV THOR (IRBM) THOR/ABLE-ST AR THOR/AGENA A THOR/AGENA B THOR/AGENA D THOR/ALTAIR THOR/BLOCK 50-1 THOR/BURNER II THOR/BURNER IIA THOR/DELTA THORAD/ (IRBM) THOR/ABLE-ST AR THOR/AGENA A THOR/AGENA B THOR/AGENA D THOR/ALTAIR THOR/BLOCK 50-1 THOR/BURNER II THOR/BURNER IIA THOR/DELTA THORAD/AGENA D TITAN I TITAN II TITAN II SLV TITAN 111B/AGENA D TITAN 111D TITAN 34D TITAN IV UTE/TOMAHAWK SUBTOTAL • ANNUAL LAUNCH SUMMARY BY BOOSTER Chart II 1979 - 1998 l11s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 1 , 98 ~ GRAND TOTAL 1 0 , 1 3 , 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 ·2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 , 1 1 1 2 6 5 6 4 10 5 , 9 5 8 1 3 6 5 2 7 2 , 7 1 6 1 7 2 3 B 1 5 1 7 6 3 4 2 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 2 3· 1 3 1 5 3 3 4 5 2 , , , , , 3 2 3 3 3 , , 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 , , , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 , , 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 , , , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 27 27 21 17 28 23 17 17 20 13 13 13 16 13 11 13 11 16 19 18 2 1 1 1 2 1 xii 0 0 23 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 14 1 0 0 2 0 36 18 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 11 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 O· 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 6 7 8 0 353 3 91 39 80 s 2 16 43 2 3 2 56 31 , 2 4 7 14 1 3 9 2 50 267 165 226 4 ~ 12 3 2 4 1 45 11 69 11 1 2 2 1 63 3 2 22 B 15 41 22 B 5 12 8 33 43 20 58 7 68 22 7 8 , 1,771 ANNUAL LAONCH SUMMARY BY BOOSTER T Chart Ill 1999 - 2018 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,,~~~ALI ~ • GRANO TOTAL ANNUAL LAONCH SUMMARY BY BOOSTER T Chart Ill 1999 - 2018 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,,~~~ALI ~ • GRANO TOTAL 1 3 1 3 4 91 39 80 5 2 16 43 2 3 1 2 56 31 , 2 4 7 -16 , 3 9 1 2 2 - 50 267 ~ 2 4 1 2 , 2 1 167 230 4 12 3 2 4 , 46 13 69 11 1 2 2 , 63 4 2 22 8 15 41 22 6 5 12 B 33 43 20 58 9 68 22. 7 9 1 19 1,790 kAUNCH VEHICLE AMROC ARGO-8 ASTRID ASTROBEE 1500 1199 loo ATHENA II (Formerly LLVJ 2 ATLAS 0 ATLAS E ATLAS F ATLAS H ATLAS/AGENA A ATLAS/AGENA.B ATLAS/AGENA D ATLAS/BURNER II. ATLAS/PRIME ATLAS IIAS BLACK BRANT Ill BOMARC A BOMARC 8 CASTOR/SCRAMJET OAC ROC DEACON ARROW II DELTA DELTA 11 GLCM HONEST JOHN/NIKE/NIKE KIVA/HOPA MINOTAUR MINUTEMAN A (IJ MINUTEMAN B Ill MINUTEMAN F (II) MINUTEMAN G (Ill) NIKE/AEROBEE NIKE/1\SP NIKE/CAJUN NIKE/JAVELIN NIKENIPER I PAIUTE TOMAHAWK PEACEKEEP MINUTEMAN A (IJ MINUTEMAN B Ill MINUTEMAN F (II) MINUTEMAN G (Ill) NIKE/AEROBEE NIKE/1\SP NIKE/CAJUN NIKE/JAVELIN NIKENIPER I PAIUTE TOMAHAWK PEACEKEEPER PEGASUS XL SCOUT SCOUT JUNIOR SEAGULL SERGEANT/LANCEA SMALL ICBM TAT/AGENA B TAT/AGENA 0 TAURUS TERRIER/ASP IV THOR URBMJ THOR/ABLE-STAR THOR/AGENA A THOR/AGENA B THOR/AGENA 0 THOR/ALTAIR THOR/BLOCK 50-1 THOR/BURNER 11 THOR/BURNER IIA THOR/DELTA THORAD/AGENA D TITAN I TITAN II TITAN 11 SLY TITAN 111B/AGENA D • TITAN 111D TITAN 34D TITAN IV UTE/TOMAHAWK SUB TOTAL 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 17 2 NOTES: The Athena rocket was formerly called LMLV (Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle). The name was changed in September 1997. Nicknamed Minotaur, it was officially called, "Orbital Suborbital Program Space Vehicle." xiii • • • • DATE NICJCNAME QLI FACILITY VEHICLE TYPE PROGRAM CUM BY BOOSTER COMMAND COM BY COMMAND 16 Dec .58 TUNE UP 1001 75-1-1 THOR DEMONSTRATION LAUNCH SEQ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ILITY VEHICLE TYPE PROGRAM CUM BY BOOSTER COMMAND COM BY COMMAND 16 Dec .58 TUNE UP 1001 75-1-1 THOR DEMONSTRATION LAUNCH SEQ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 28 Feb 59 FLYING YANKEE 1003 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 13 Apr 59 EARLY TIME 1004 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 16 Apr 59 LIONS ROAR 1005 75-2-8 THOR 3 Jun 59 GOLD DUKE 1007 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 16 Jun 59 RIFLE SHOT 1008 75-2-7 THOR 25 Jun 59 LONG ROAD 14 Jul 59 SUNFLARE II 24 Jul 59 N/A 1010 • • • • • • • • * • • • 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP PALC-A NIKE/ASP 10. 24 Jul 59 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1.6. 17. 18. 19. * Jul 59 • Jul 59 • Jul 59 • Aug 59 * Aug 59 • Aug 59 • Aug 59 * Aug 59 • Aug . 12. 13. 14. 15. 1.6. 17. 18. 19. * Jul 59 • Jul 59 • Jul 59 • Aug 59 * Aug 59 • Aug 59 • Aug 59 * Aug 59 • Aug 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ( *) Data not available SPACE SPACE IWST SPACE IWST SPACE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE SPACE PROBE 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 10 11. 12 · AFSC AFSC AFSC RAF AFSC RAF AFSC NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY NAVY 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PAGE 1 LAUNCH SEQ DATE NICKNAME ~ FACILITY VEHICLE TYPB PROGR"l CUM BY BOOSTER COMMAND COMMAND COM BY 20. 3 Aug 59 BEAN BALL 1011 75-1-1 THOR 21. 13 Aug 59 FLY HIGH 1012 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 22. 14 Aug 59 SHORT SKIP 1014 75-2-6 THOR 23. 19 Aug 59 HURRY UP 1013 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A IWST 1012 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 22. 14 Aug 59 SHORT SKIP 1014 75-2-6 THOR 23. 19 Aug 59 HURRY UP 1013 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A IWST SPACE IWST SPACE 24. 9 Sep 59 DESERT HEAT 1015 576 A-2 ATLAS D DEMONSTRATION 25. 17 Sep 59 GREASE GUN 1016 75-1-2 THOR 26. 6 Oct 59 FOREIGN TRAVEL 1018 75-2-8 THOR 27. 21 Oct 59 STAND FAST 1019 75-1-1 THOR 7 Nov 59 CARGO NET 1017 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 12 Nov 59 BEACH BUGGY 1020 75-1-2 THOR 20 Nov 59 LIVID LADY 1021 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A 1 Dec 59 HARD RIGHT 1022 75-1-1 THOR 14 Dec 59 TALL GIRL 1023 75-1-2 THOR 21 Jan 60 RED CABOOSE 1025 75-1-2 THOR 26 Jan 60 DUAL EXHAUST 1024 576 A-3 ATLAS D DEMONSTRATION 4 Feb 60 HUNGRY EYE 4 Feb 60 N/A 19 Feb 60 DERBY DAY 1026 • 1027 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A SPACE PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A 2 Mar 60 CENTER N/A 19 Feb 60 DERBY DAY 1026 • 1027 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A SPACE PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A 2 Mar 60 CENTER BOARD 1028 75-2-8 THOR IWST CTL IWST SPACE IWST SPACE CTL IWST IWST SPACE CTL 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 4 5 5 6 1 6 7 8 7 9 8 10 11 12 2 9 1 10 13 RAF AFSC RAF AFSC SAC RAF RAF RAF AFSC RAF AFSC RAF RAF RAF SAC AFSC AEC AFSC RAF 3 6 4 7 1 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 2 10 1 11 12 ( *) Data not available • • PAGE 2 • • • LAUNCH SEO DATE NICltNAMB 2.L.t FACILITY VEHICLE TYPE PROGRAM SPACE ORT 39. 15 Apr 60 RAM HORN 1029 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A 40. 22 Apr 60 QUICK START 41. 29 Apr 60 N/A 42. 6 May 60 LUCKY DRAGON 43. 22 Jun 60 CLAN CHATTAN 44. 27 Jun 60 N/A 1031 • 1032 1034 • 576 B-2 ATLAS D PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 576 B-1 ATLAS D . 22 Jun 60 CLAN CHATTAN 44. 27 Jun 60 N/A 1031 • 1032 1034 • 576 B-2 ATLAS D PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 576 B-1 ATLAS D 75-2-7 THOR ORT CTL PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 45. 29 Jun 60 RED GARTER 1030 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A SPACE 46. 47. 1 Jul 60 8 Jul 60 48. 14 Jul 60 49. so. 20 Jul 60 22 Jul 60 ... 10 Aug 60 12 Aug 60 52. N/A N/A N/A N/A 0045 PALC-B DEACON/ARROW II SPACE PROBE 0023 PALC-B DEACON/ARROW -II SPACE PROBE 0001 PALC-B DEACON/ARROW II SPACE PROBE 0004 PALC-B NIKE/CAJUN SPACE PROBE TIGER SKIN 1033 576 3-1 ATLAS D FOGGY BOTTOM 1035 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A ORT SPACE N/A 0071 PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 53. 18 Aug 60 LIMBER LEG 1036 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA A 12 Sep 60 GOLDEN JOURNEY 1037 576 3-3 ATLAS D 13 Sep 60 COFFEE CALL 1038 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A SPACE DASO SPACE 19 Sep 60 N/A * PALC-A SERGE GOLDEN JOURNEY 1037 576 3-3 ATLAS D 13 Sep 60 COFFEE CALL 1038 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA A SPACE DASO SPACE 19 Sep 60 N/A * PALC-A SERGEANT/LANCEA SPACE PROBE 54. 55. 56. 57. 29 Sep 60 HIGH ARROW 1039 576 B-2 ATLAS D DASO (*) Data not available • COM BY BOOSTER COMMAND COMMAND COM BY 11 AFSC 12 3 2 4 14 3 12 1 2 3 1 5 13 1 14 6 15 1 7 SAC AEC SAC RAF AEC AFSC AEC AEC AEC AEC SAC AFSC CRL AFSC SAC AFSC NASA SAC 3 2 4 13 3 13 4 5 6 7 5 14 1 15 6 16 1 7 PAGE 3 LAUNCH SEO DAT:! NICJ!CNAMl!: OP ff FACILITY VEHICLE TYPB PROGRAM CUM BY BOOSTER COMMAND COMMAND CUM BY 58. 30 Sep 60 N/A 0002 PALC-B NIKE/VIPER I SPACE PROBE 59. 11 Oct 60 LEFT RUDDER 1040 75-2-8 • THOR 60. 11 Oct 60 GIBSON GIRL 1042 PALC-1-1 ATLAS/AGENA A 61. 12 Oct 60 DIAMOND JUBILEE 1043 576 B-1 ATLAS D CTL SPACE DASO 62. 12 Oct 60 N/A 0043 PAL GIRL 1042 PALC-1-1 ATLAS/AGENA A 61. 12 Oct 60 DIAMOND JUBILEE 1043 576 B-1 ATLAS D CTL SPACE DASO 62. 12 Oct 60 N/A 0043 PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 63.•64. 65. 26 Oct 60 SOUP SPOON 1041 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA B SPACE 27 Oct 60 N/A 0042 PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 12 Nov 60 BOXING GLOVE 1046 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA B SPACE 66. 21 Nov 60 67. 22 Nov 60 N/A N/A 0007A PALC-B NIKE/CAJUN SPACE PROBE 0007B PALC-B NIKE/CAJUN SPACE PROBE 68. 69. 7 Dec 60 POWER TRACTOR 1047 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA B SPACE 7 Dec 60 N/A 0047· PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 70. 13 Dec 60 ACTION TOWN 1048 75-2-8 THOR CTL 71. 14 Dec 60 72. 14 Dec 60 N/A N/A 0053A PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 0053B PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 73. 16 Dec 60 HOT SHOT 1050 576 B-3 ATLAS D R&D 74. 16 Dec 60 N/A 0084 PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 75. 20 Dec 60 TEE BIRD 104 73. 16 Dec 60 HOT SHOT 1050 576 B-3 ATLAS D R&D 74. 16 Dec 60 N/A 0084 PALC-B KIVA/HOPI SPACE PROBE 75. 20 Dec 60 TEE BIRD 1049 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA B 76. 31 Jan 61 JAYHAWK JAMBOREE 1051 PALC-1-1 ATLAS/AGENA A SPACE SPACE 4 1S 1 8 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 16 5 6 9 7 4 2 AEC RAF AFSC SAC CRL AFSC CRL AFSC AEC AEC AFSC CRL RAF CRL CRL AFSC CRL AFSC AFSC 8 14 17 8 2 18 3 19 9 10 20 4 15 5 6 21 7 22 23 (*) Data not available • • PAGB 4 • ,. LAUNCH SEQ • • • DATB NICJCNAMB ~ FACILITY VEHICLB TYPB PROGRAM COM BY BOOSTBR COM BY COMMAND COMMAND 77. 17 Feb 61 SPIRIT LEVEL 1052 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA B 78. 18 Feb 61 BENCH WARRANT 1053 75-3-5 THOR/AGENA B SPACE SPACE 79. 27 Mar 61 N/A * PALC-B DEACON/ARROW II SPACE PROBE 80. 29 Mar 61 SHEPHERDS BUSH 1056 75-2-7 THOR 30 Mar 61 FEATHER CUT 1054 75-3-4 Mar 61 N/A * PALC-B DEACON/ARROW II SPACE PROBE 80. 29 Mar 61 SHEPHERDS BUSH 1056 75-2-7 THOR 30 Mar 61 FEATHER CUT 1054 75-3-4 THOR/AGENA B 8 Apr 61 RUNNING BOARD 1055 75-3-5 THOR/AG