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Minotaur II TLV-1 IFT-7 – LF-06 – 3 December 2001
Overview
Also Known As: LF-06, LF-6, 394 A-05
Systems:
- Minuteman IA
- Minuteman IB
- Minuteman III
- Minotaur 2
Other Programs: None
Cost: Not stated
Launch Facility 06 Highlights
- Single silo
- 28 December 1961 – Construction started as Minuteman I complex
- 11 April 1963 – First launch, Minuteman IA
- 3 October 1966 – Last launch, Minuteman IA
- Total launched – 18 Minuteman IA
- 1 June 1967 – First launch, Minuteman IB
- 7 February 1983 – Last launch, Minuteman IB
- Total launched – 53 Minuteman IB
- Mid 1980s – Modified to support Minuteman III
- 2 April 1987 – First launch, Minuteman III
- 1 September 1987 – Last launch, Minuteman III
- Total launched – 2 Minuteman III
- 1990s – Converted to support Minotaur 2 launches for the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program
- Minotaur II uses a Minuteman II first and second stages and is used as Ground Based Midcourse Defense Target Vehicle for the BMD program.
- 28 May 2000 – First launch, Minotaur 2
- 23 September 2008 – Last launch, Minotaur 2
- Total launched – 8 Minotaur 2