Anonymous ID: 4ebeca Sept. 2, 2020, 8:11 p.m. No.10511059   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Not Notable, just an FYI

 

https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/space-centers/vafb/us-air-force-global-strike-command-conducts-minuteman-iii-test-from-vandenberg-air-force-base/#more-137285

 

On Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 12:03 a.m. Pacific Time, an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The launch was overseen by the Air Force Global Strike Command.

 

The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the safety, security, effectiveness, and reliability of the weapon system, according to Air Force Global Strike Command. The launch calendar for the ICBMs are built three to five years in advance and each test launch takes several months to prepare, which involves multiple government partners. During each test, the ICBM test vehicles travel approximately 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll located in the Marshall Islands, where the vehicle re-enters.

 

-Spacefag