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'I ..... VANDENBERG LAUNCHER STATUS AND HISTORY (lSTRAD/HO - Har 83) LAUNCH FACILITY Blda ACCEPTANCE DATE BY AIR FORCE DATE OF FIRST LAUNCH PRESENT STATUS ORIGINAL PURPOSE CURRENT OR (LAST) USE FORMER DESIGNATION REMARKS 1790 BMRS A-2 {soft) 1788 BMRS A-3 (soft) 4 Nov 58 9 see 59 Decommis­ sioned & stripped ATLAS D ICBM (ATLAS F) (BMRS) 576 A-2 4300 A-2 ABRES A-2 FIRST VANDENBERG ICBM LAUNCH First ABRES launch - 5 Aug 65 First space launch - 6 Apr 68 Last launch - 6 Aug 71 8 Apr 59 26 Jan 60 Under Construe­ tion ATLAS D ICBM {ATLAS F) {BMRS) 576 A-3 4.300 A-3 ABRES A-3 Site being modified to accommodate special two-stage Minuteman booster for Army-related research program. 1835 ABRES B-1 Coffin Type (semi-hard) 1825 ABRES B-2 Coffin Type (semi-hard) 10 Jul 59 22 Jul 60 Decommis­ sioned & stripped ATLAS D ICBM (ATLAS D) (ABRES) 576 B-1 First ABRES launch - 6 Apr 65 Last launch - 10 Jun 66 19 Jun 59 22 Apr 60 ATLAS D ICBM (ATLAS D) (ABRES) 576 B-2 First ABRES iaunch - 3 Juli 65 Last launch - 7 Nov 67 1820 ABRES B-3 Coffin T)'pe (semi-hard) 20 Aug 59 12 Sep 60 ATLAS D ICBM {ATLAS D) (ABRES) 576 B-3 First ABRES launch - 21 Jan 65 First space launch - 27 May 65 Last launch - 11 Oct 67 no SLC-3W {soft) 10 Sep 59* 11 Oct 60 Active ATLAS AGENA Space ATLAS Space PALC-1-1 Converted front Atlas to Thor (1963) Back to Atlas space boosters (1973) First DMSP Block 5D-2 launch (1982) 751 SLC-3E (soft) 10 Sep 59* 12 Jul 61 Active ATLAS Space ATLAS Space PALC-1-2 Site modified (i983) to accommodate Jl.tlas H space boosters. 1861 OSTF 15 Dec 59 - - - (A scarred TITAN I (Weapon) Destroyed 3 Dec 60 by in-silo ex- Silo-lift (hard) hole in the ground remains) Test facility (System) (Demonstration) plosion during simulated launch. No actual launches. Deleted from Real Property Records. ~Transferred from U.S. Naval Hissile Facility, Point Arguello, to USAF Vandenberg AFB, l July 1964. 2