Launch Facility 02
Location34°50′41″N 120°35′05″W / 34.8448°N 120.5846°W / 34.8448; -120.5846
Short nameLF-02
OperatorUnited States Army
Launch pad(s)1
Launch history
StatusActive
Launches72
Associated
rockets
Minuteman, GBI

Vandenberg Space Force Base Launch Facility 02 (LF-02) is a former US Air Force Intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility on Vandenberg SFB, California, USA. It was a launch site for the land-based Minuteman and Peacekeeper missile series. In the 2000s the silo was remodeled into a launch site for an Interceptor for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System.[1]

Launches at LF-02

DateLaunch Facility#SystemNickname
16-Jan-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBDOUBLE BARREL
24-Feb-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBSNAP ROLL
23-Mar-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBBIG TREE
7-May-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBBLACK WASP
15-Jun-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBCRUSH PROOF
7-Jul-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBFIVE POINTS
10-Sep-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBHOT ROOF
6-Nov-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBORANGE CHUTE
9-Dec-64LF-02MINUTEMAN IBNICKED BLADE
2-Feb-65LF-02MINUTEMAN IBRED BRIDGE
16-Mar-65LF-02MINUTEMAN IBTAIL FIN
13-Apr-65LF-02MINUTEMAN IBSEA POINT
10-Jun-65LF-02MINUTEMAN IBSPEED KING
8-Mar-66LF-02MINUTEMAN IBBAIT CAN
4-Apr-66LF-02MINUTEMAN IBFLY BURNER
2-May-66LF-02MINUTEMAN IBLACE STRAP
2-Jun-66LF-02MINUTEMAN IBFOUR ACES
13-Jul-66LF-02MINUTEMAN IBYOUNG LION
16-Aug-66LF-02MINUTEMAN IBGIBSON GIRL
28-Apr-67LF-02MINUTEMAN IBBUSY MUMMY
19-May-67LF-02MINUTEMAN IBBUSY GIANT
28-Jun-67LF-02MINUTEMAN IB
15-Jul-67LF-02MINUTEMAN IBGIN BABY I
3-Nov-67LF-02MINUTEMAN IBGIN BABY II
8-Dec-67LF-02MINUTEMAN IBGIN BABY IV
29-Jan-69LF-02MINUTEMAN IISPEC TEST 1
11-Apr-69LF-02MINUTEMAN III--
29-May-69LF-02MINUTEMAN III--
13-Sep-69LF-02MINUTEMAN III
15-Oct-69LF-02MINUTEMAN III
31-Oct-69LF-02MINUTEMAN III
22-Apr-70LF-02MINUTEMAN III
8-May-70LF-02MINUTEMAN III
17-Jun-70LF-02MINUTEMAN III
28-Jul-70LF-02MINUTEMAN III
25-Sep-70LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIOld Fox 02M
16-Feb-71LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIOld Fox 05M
27-May-71LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 03GM
8-Jul-71LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 04GM
3-Sep-71LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 05GM
15-Oct-71LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 06GM
22-Nov-71LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 08GM
26-Jan-72LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 11GM
11-Jun-72LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 14GM
20-Oct-72LF-02MINUTEMAN IIGLORY TRIP 110M
4-Dec-72LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 41GM
17-Apr-73LF-02MINUTEMAN IIGLORY TRIP 112M
5-Sep-73LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 43GM
2-Apr-74LF-02MINUTEMAN IIGLORY TRIP 119M
2-May-74LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 44GM
17-Aug-74LF-02MINUTEMAN IIIGLORY TRIP 45GM
7-Oct-74LF-02MINUTEMAN IIGLORY TRIP 118M
16-May-75LF-02MINUTEMAN IIISTM-9W
26-Jul-75LF-02MINUTEMAN IIISTM-10W
23-Aug-86LF-02PEACEKEEPERFTM-15
5-Dec-86LF-02PEACEKEEPERFTM-14
14-Sep-89LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 01PA
12-Mar-91LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 05PA
17-Sep-91LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 07PA
30-Jun-92LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 09PA
4-Mar-93LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 11PA
15-Sep-93LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 13PA
17-May-94LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 15PA
19-Jan-95LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 17PA
30-Aug-95LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 19PA
30-May-96LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 21PA
6-Nov-96LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 23PA
5-Nov-97LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 26PA
10-Mar-99LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 28PA
27-Jul-01LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 30PA
3-Jun-02LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 31PA
12-Mar-03LF-02PEACEKEEPERGLORY TRIP 32PA

References

  1. "Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) - Initial Defensive Operations Capability (IDOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-05.

34°50′41″N 120°35′05″W / 34.8448°N 120.5846°W / 34.8448; -120.5846


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