Test Launch from Vandenberg This Week

February 23, 2021, 11:00 am 2.5k Views

By edhat staff

Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) scheduled a launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile for this week. 

The launch window is scheduled between 11:47 p.m. Tuesday and 5:47 a.m. Wednesday, depending on the weather.

The last unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch took place on October 29, 202 at 12:27 a.m. 

All test launches validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system as they are conducted to test the entire intercontinental ballistic missile system, according to a previous press release from VAFB.


Minuteman III missile launch on October 29, 2020 (Photo: VAFB)

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