Vandenberg Launch Facility 2

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Launch Facility 02

Location

34°50′41″N 120°35′05″W / 34.8448°N 120.5846°W / 34.8448; -120.5846

Short name

LF-02

Operator

United States Army

Launch pad(s)

Launch history
Status	Active
Launches	72
Associated rockets	Minuteman, GBI

Vandenberg Space Force Base Launch Facility 02 (LF-02) is a former US Air Force Intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility on Vandenberg SFB, California, USA. It was a launch site for the land-based Minuteman and Peacekeeper missile series. In the 2000s the silo was remodeled into a launch site for an Interceptor for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System.

Launches at LF-02

Date	Launch Facility#	System	Nickname
16-Jan-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	DOUBLE BARREL
24-Feb-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	SNAP ROLL
23-Mar-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	BIG TREE
7-May-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	BLACK WASP
15-Jun-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	CRUSH PROOF
7-Jul-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	FIVE POINTS
10-Sep-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	HOT ROOF
6-Nov-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	ORANGE CHUTE
9-Dec-64	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	NICKED BLADE
2-Feb-65	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	RED BRIDGE
16-Mar-65	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	TAIL FIN
13-Apr-65	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	SEA POINT
10-Jun-65	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	SPEED KING
8-Mar-66	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	BAIT CAN
4-Apr-66	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	FLY BURNER
2-May-66	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	LACE STRAP
2-Jun-66	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	FOUR ACES
13-Jul-66	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	YOUNG LION
16-Aug-66	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	GIBSON GIRL
28-Apr-67	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	BUSY MUMMY
19-May-67	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	BUSY GIANT
28-Jun-67	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB
15-Jul-67	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	GIN BABY I
3-Nov-67	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	GIN BABY II
8-Dec-67	LF-02	MINUTEMAN IB	GIN BABY IV
29-Jan-69	LF-02	MINUTEMAN II	SPEC TEST 1
11-Apr-69	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	--
29-May-69	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	--
13-Sep-69	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
15-Oct-69	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
31-Oct-69	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
22-Apr-70	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
8-May-70	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
17-Jun-70	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
28-Jul-70	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III
25-Sep-70	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	Old Fox 02M
16-Feb-71	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	Old Fox 05M
27-May-71	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 03GM
8-Jul-71	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 04GM
3-Sep-71	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 05GM
15-Oct-71	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 06GM
22-Nov-71	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 08GM
26-Jan-72	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 11GM
11-Jun-72	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 14GM
20-Oct-72	LF-02	MINUTEMAN II	GLORY TRIP 110M
4-Dec-72	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 41GM
17-Apr-73	LF-02	MINUTEMAN II	GLORY TRIP 112M
5-Sep-73	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 43GM
2-Apr-74	LF-02	MINUTEMAN II	GLORY TRIP 119M
2-May-74	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 44GM
17-Aug-74	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	GLORY TRIP 45GM
7-Oct-74	LF-02	MINUTEMAN II	GLORY TRIP 118M
16-May-75	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	STM-9W
26-Jul-75	LF-02	MINUTEMAN III	STM-10W
23-Aug-86	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	FTM-15
5-Dec-86	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	FTM-14
14-Sep-89	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 01PA
12-Mar-91	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 05PA
17-Sep-91	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 07PA
30-Jun-92	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 09PA
4-Mar-93	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 11PA
15-Sep-93	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 13PA
17-May-94	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 15PA
19-Jan-95	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 17PA
30-Aug-95	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 19PA
30-May-96	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 21PA
6-Nov-96	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 23PA
5-Nov-97	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 26PA
10-Mar-99	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 28PA
27-Jul-01	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 30PA
3-Jun-02	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 31PA
12-Mar-03	LF-02	PEACEKEEPER	GLORY TRIP 32PA

References

"Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) - Initial Defensive Operations Capability (IDOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-05.

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Facilities

Space Launch Complex	SLC-1 SLC-2 SLC-3 SLC-4 SLC-5 SLC-6 SLC-8 SLC-9 SLC-10
Launch Complex	LC-394 LC-395 LC-4300 LC-576/ABRES LC-75 BMRS Bomarc CLF HP-06
Launch Facility	LE-6 LE-7 LE-8 LF-02 LF-03 LF-04 LF-05 LF-06 LF-07 LF-08 LF-09 LF-10 LF-21 LF-22 LF-23 LF-24 LF-25 LF-26 OSTF PLC-C SLTF TP-01

Runway 12/30
Point Arguello Warning Area Drop Zone
Western Test Range

34°50′41″N 120°35′05″W / 34.8448°N 120.5846°W / 34.8448; -120.5846

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