[Launch Alert] Vandenberg Missile Launch Tomorrow Morning

[Launch Alert]

Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch Scheduled Will Validate Effectiveness, Readiness, Accuracy
30th Space Wing Public Affairs / Published September 01, 2020

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 2, between 00:02 a.m. and 06:02 a.m. from north Vandenberg.

The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to verify the safety, security, effectiveness and readiness of the weapon system, according to Air Force Global Strike Command.