[Launch Alert] Vandenberg AFB Launch Schedule
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Brian Webb
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2015 June 1 (Monday) 18:54 PDT
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VANDENBERG AFB LAUNCH SCHEDULE
Launch
Time/Window
Date (PST/PDT) Vehicle Pad/Silo
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JUL 22 00:27 Falcon 9 SLC-4E
Vehicle will launch the Jason 3 scientific satellite
SEP To be announced Atlas V SLC-3
Vehicle will launch the classified NROL-55 payload for the U.S.
National Reconnaissance Office
NET DEC 9 To be announced Delta IV SLC-6
Vehicle will launch the classified NROL-45 payload for the U.S.
National Reconnaissance Office. The liquid propellant first stage will
use two strap-on solid rocket motors.
The above schedule is a composite of unclassified information
approved for public release from government, industry, and other
sources. It represents the Editor's best effort to produce a schedule,
but may disagree with other sources. Details on military launches are
withheld until they are approved for public release. For official
information regarding Vandenberg AFB activities, go to
http://www.vandenberg.af.mil.
All launch dates and times are given in Pacific Time using a 24-hour
format similar to military time (midnight = 00:00, 1:00 p.m. = 13:00,
11:00 p.m. = 23:00, etc.).
The dates and times in this schedule may not agree with those on other
online launch schedules, including the official Vandenberg AFB
schedule because different sources were used, the information was
interpreted differently, and the schedules were updated at different
times.
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AFGSC CONDUCTS MINUTEMAN III MISSLE TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG
Air Force Global Strike Command News Release
2015 May 26
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A team of Air Force Global Strike
Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental
ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle from Vandenberg
Air Force Base, California, at 3:37 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time May 20.
The ICBM's reentry vehicle, which contained a telemetry package used
for operational testing, traveled approximately 4,200 miles to the
Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Every test launch verifies the accuracy and reliability of the ICBM
weapon system, providing valuable data to ensure a safe, secure and
effective deterrent for as long as nuclear weapons exist. The launch
team, under the direction of the 576th Flight Test Squadron,
Vandenberg AFB, included Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E.
Warren AFB, Wyoming, and the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Maj. Jacqueline Sartori from the 90th Missile Wing served as the Task
Force commander for the launch.
"Operational test launches are an amazing opportunity for our Airmen
to see the results of their hard work first-hand," Sartori said. "This
launch will help us verify the reliability of our ICBM weapon system
and processes."
The launch was initiated by crew members from the 625th STOS, aboard
the U.S. Strategic Command Airborne Command Post E-6B aircraft
employing the Airborne Launch Control System.
Lt. Col. Grayson Higby, 625th STOS commander, said everyone on the
test launch team always looks forward to the end result. "The test
marks the culmination of dedicated individual effort as well as
effective coordination between multiple DoD organizations," Higby
said.
F.E. Warren AFB is one of three missile bases with crew members
standing alert 24-7 year round, overseeing the nation's 450 ICBM alert
forces.
The ICBM community, including the Department of Defense, the
Department of Energy, and U.S. Strategic Command will use the data
collected from this mission for continuing force development
evaluation.
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