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Launch Complex: 576A3.
Vandenberg. Old Name: ABRESA3. Older Name: BMRSA3. Latitude: 34.7776 deg. Longitude: -120.5967 deg. Used by: AMROC, Atlas. First Launch: 1960-01-26. Last Launch: 1989-10-05. Number Launches: 34. Originally an Atlas 576 SMS ICBM pad. Upgraded for use as ABRES pad in 1965, and for BMRS program in 1971.

576A3 Chronology

1960 January 26 - 23:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 6D FAILURE: Failure. Initial operational capability demonstration launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). Two Atlas ICBMs launched within two hours - one by SAC at VAFB, one by GD/A at AMR; both successful.

1962 December 12 - 11:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 161D NTMP K-6 Target mission Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1963 January 31 - 08:51 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 176D NTMP K-12 ABM test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1963 February 28 - 09:02 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 188D NTMP K-10 ABM test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1963 June 12 - 09:03 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 198D NTMP Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1964 July 29 - 09:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 248D NTMP KX-13 Target mission Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1964 September 22 - 13:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 247D NTMP KX-19 Target mission Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1964 December 4 - 11:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 300D NTMP RMV-303 Target mission Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1965 March 2 - 09:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 301D NTMP RMV-301 Target mission Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1965 June 10 - 12:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas D 302D NTMP RMV-303 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

1967 February 13 - 22:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 121F ABRES TX-22 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1967 June 9 - 10:23 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 122F ABRES SPDS (RMP-B-1) re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1967 July 22 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 114F RMP-B-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1967 October 27 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 81F FAILURE: Failure. RMP-B-3 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

1967 December 21 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 117F RMP-B-4 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1968 January 31 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 94F RMP-B-5 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1968 March 6 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas E/Trident 74E RMP-B-6 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,600 km (900 mi).

1968 April 27 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas E/Trident 78E RMP-B-7 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,600 km (900 mi).

1968 June 22 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 86F RMP-B-8 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1968 September 25 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 99F RMP-B-9 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1968 November 16 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 56F FAILURE: Failure. RMP-B-10 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1969 January 16 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 70F RMP-B-11 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1969 September 16 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 100F RMP-B-12 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1969 October 10 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 98F FAILURE: Failure. RMP-B-13 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1969 December 12 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 93F RMP-B-14 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1970 February 8 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 96F RMP-B-15 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1970 March 13 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 28F RMP-B-16 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1970 May 30 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 91F RMP-B-17 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1970 December 22 - 08:38 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 105F ABRES RVTO-2A-1 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1971 June 29 - 13:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F/Trident 103F ABRES RVTO-2A-3 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1973 August 29 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 78F BMRS RVTO-3A-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1974 March 23 - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 97F BMRS ACE-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1974 October 14 - 04:46 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 31F BMRS RVTO-3A-1 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,400 km (800 mi).

1989 October 5 - 17:28 GMT - Launch Vehicle: AMROC. AMROC IRR SET-1 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: AMROC. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).


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