A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched here at 3:01 a.m. June 16 from Launch Facility-10.
The flight test was the first for the 576th Flight Test Squadron since its realignment under Air Force Global Strike Command.
The missile’s single re-entry test vehicle traveled approximately 4,190 miles before hitting its pre-determined target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
“Team Vandenberg’s coordination was phenomenal resulting in a seamless launch operation,” said Col. Steven Winters, the 30th Space Wing vice commander and Launch Decision Authority.
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