Vandenberg 4300
Complex 4300 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Pads: 2. Latitude: 34.7640 N. Longitude: 120.6129 W. Blue Scout Junior, Thor Burner, Thor DM-18.

Single launch complex consisting of 2 launch pads.

  • 1963 December 17 17:17 - ERCS 279L Communications mission Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout Junior. Blue Scout Jr SLV-1C 302 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
  • 1965 January 19 05:03 - DMSP-Block-4A F1 Launch Vehicle: Thor DM-18. Thor MG-18 224 Apogee: 833 km (517 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Launch date was January 18, 1965. The launch was successful and correct orbit was achieved. However, the heat shield on the second stage did not deploy correctly and the mission objectives were not fully realized. This first Burner I bird is distinguishable in photos by its black second stage.
  • 1965 March 18 04:43 - DMSP-Block-4A F2 Launch Vehicle: Thor DM-18. Thor MG-18 306 Apogee: 146 km (90 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. A fully successful launch with all objectives met. The night launch time of 2100 hrs Vandenberg time with a 5 minute launch window was the same for both the first and second Burner I launches.
  • 1965 May 20 16:30 - DMSP-Block-4A F3 Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. Thor Burner 1 282 Apogee: 731 km (454 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  • 1965 September 10 04:41 - DMSP-Block-4A F4 Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. Thor Burner 1 213 Apogee: 993 km (617 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  • 1966 January 8 04:48 - DMSP-Block-4A F5 Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. Second stage failed.. Thor Burner 1 251 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  • 1966 March 31 05:41 - DMSP-Block-4A F6 Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. Thor Burner 1 147 Apogee: 855 km (531 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  • 1966 September 16 04:36 - DMSP-Block-4A F7 Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. Thor Burner 2 167 Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  • 1967 January 11 - Marquardt Scramjet Technology mission Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout Junior. Castor Apogee: 54 km (33 mi).
  • 1967 February 8 08:00 - DMSP-Block-4A F8 Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner. Thor Burner 2 169 Apogee: 846 km (525 mi). Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; lower than planned orbit, but still operational.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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