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Launch Complex: 395-C.
Vandenberg. Latitude: 34.7340 deg. Longitude: -120.5965 deg. Used by: Titan. First Launch: 1963-02-16. Last Launch: 1976-06-28. Number Launches: 31. Silo

395-C Chronology

1963 February 16 - 21:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II N-7 FAILURE: Failure. Awful Tired Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi). Research and development launch - Mk 6 re-entry vehicle

1963 April 27 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II N-8 Dinner Party Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Research and development launch. Mk 6 re-entry vehicle.

1963 June 20 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II N-22 Thread Needle Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Research and development launch. Mk 6 re-entry vehicle.

1963 November 9 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II N-27 Research and development test Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1964 January 23 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II N-26 Research and development test Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1964 March 13 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II N-30 Research and development test Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1964 August 11 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-9 Double Talley Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Demonstration and shakedown operations launch

1964 October 2 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-1 Black Widow Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Demonstration and shakedown operations launch

1965 April 16 - 19:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-45 Bear Hug operational test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1965 June 14 - 13:31 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-22 Gold Fish operational test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1965 August 16 - 20:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-6 Magic Lamp operational test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1965 October 20 - 18:09 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-33 Power Box Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Operational missile test. Some lists give launch date as 10 October.

1965 December 22 - 14:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-73 Sea Rover operational test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1966 March 25 - 09:42 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-16 Close Touch operational test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1966 May 24 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-91 Silver Bullet Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Follow-on operational missile test

1966 September 16 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-40 Black River Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Follow-on operational missile test

1967 March 17 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-76 Gift Horse Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Follow-on operational missile test

1968 April 2 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-36 Glory Trip 10T Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). FOT GT10T Follow-on Test launch

1968 June 12 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-82 Glory Trip 08T Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). FOT GT08T Follow-on Test launch

1968 August 21 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-53 Glory Trip 18T Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). FOT GT18T Follow-on Test launch

1968 November 19 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-3 Glory Trip 26T Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). FOT GT26T Follow-on Test launch

1971 June 20 - 22:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-12 Operational Test M1-17 Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). SSTTP M1-17 Target mission

1971 August 28 - 02:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-100 SSTTP M2-1 test Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1972 May 24 - 23:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-46 Operational Test M2-10. Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). SSTTP M2-10 Target mission

1972 October 11 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-78 Operational Test M2-14 Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). SSTTP M2-14 Target mission

1973 October 6 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-69 Operational Test M2-27 Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). SSTTP M2-27 Target mission

1974 March 1 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-85 Operational Test M2-31 Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). SSTTP M2-31 Target mission

1975 January 10 - 02:27 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-27 SOFT Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1975 August 7 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-52 DG-2 Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1975 December 4 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-41 DG-4 Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi).

1976 June 28 - 02:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Titan. LV Model: Titan 2 . Titan II B-17 ITF-1 Target mission Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). Last launch of a Titan II ICBM (first West Coast launch on 16 February 1963). Demonstrated new Universal Space Guidance System for launch vehicle variant.


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