2023 JAN 22
Use the following links to explore years of Vandenberg AFB rocket and missile launch photos, movies, videos, and audio reports.
Since 1996, the Webmaster has produced numerous radio news stories about Vandenberg AFB rocket and missile launches. The following audio clips are a sample of these reports. Each story is copyrighted and used with permission.
| Name | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minuteman III / Glory Trip 177GM | 2002 JUL | Minuteman III / Glory Trip 177GM pre-launch news story |
| Scud B | 2002 NOV | News story about upcoming launches of Scud B missiles |
| Titan II / Coriolis | 2003 JAN | Titan II / Coriolis satellite launch preview |
| Delta II / ICESat / CHIPSat | 2003 JAN | Narrative about the launch of the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites |
| Atlas IIas / MLV-14 | 2003 DEC | News story about the launch of a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload |
| Ground-Based Interceptor / BV-5 | 2004 JAN | Report on the BV-5 booster verification test. The test involved the launch of a prototype EKV booster for the U.S. missile defense program |
| Minuteman III / Glory Trip 184GM | 2004 MAR | Narrative about the cancellation of the Minuteman III missile / Glory Trip 184GM launch |
| Delta II / Gravity Probe B | 2004 APR 19 | News story about the pending launch of the Gravity Probe B satellite (the launch was later postponed and occurred the following day) |
| Minuteman III | 2005 MAR 22 | Minuteman III pre-launch news story |
| Delta II / NOAA N | 2005 MAY 10 | News story about upcoming launch of a Delta II rocket carrying the NOAA N environmental satellite |
| Minotaur / Streak | 2005 SEP 22 | Narrative about the Minotaur / Streak launch |
| Titan IV / NROL B-26 | 2005 OCT 19 | Report on the Titan IV / NROL B-26 launch |
| Minuteman III / SERV 3 | 2006 FEB 15 | Minuteman III / SERV 3 pre-launch news story |
| Delta II / CloudSat / CALIPSO | 2006 APR 28 | News story about upcoming launch of a Delta II rocket and CloudSat and CALIPSO satellites |
| Delta IV / NROL-22 | 2006 JUN 27 | Narrative about the Delta IV / NROL-22 launch |
| Minuteman III / Glory Trip 192GM | 2006 JUL 20 | Report on the Minuteman III / Glory Trip 192GM launch |
| Ground-Based Interceptor / FTG-2 | 2006 AUG 30 | Ground-Based Interceptor / FTG-2 pre-launch news story |
| Delta IV / DMSP F-17 | 2006 NOV 3 | News story about upcoming launch of a Delta IV rocket and DMSP F-17 satellite |
| Delta II / NROL-21 | 2006 DEC 14 | Delta II / NROL-21 pre-launch news story |
| Target Launch Vehicle / FTX-2 | 2007 MAR 20 | Target Launch Vehicle / FTX-2 missile defense test pre-launch news story |
| Pegasus XL / AIM | 2007 APR 25 | News story about upcoming Pegasus XL / AIM satellite launch |
| Delta II / COSMO-1 | 2007 JUN 7 | Delta II / COSMO-1 launch preview |
| Delta II / COSMO-2 | 2007 DEC 5 | Narrative about the upcoming Delta II / COSMO-2 launch |
| START Inspection | 2008 JAN 18 | Officials from the former Soviet Union inspect Vandenberg AFB to verify compliance the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |
| Delta II / Jason-2 | 2008 JUN 19 | A U.S.-French satellite that may reveal how climate change affects sea level is poised to lift-off from Vandenberg Air Force Base. |
| Delta II / COSMO-3 | 2008 OCT 24 | Area residents have an opportunity to see the evening launch of an Italian satellite from the Central Coast. |
| Taurus XL / OCO | 2009 FEB 23 | Orbiting Carbon Observatory pre-launch news story |
| Delta II / WorldView-2 | 2009 OCT 8 | Report on the launch of the WorldView-2 commercial Earth imaging satellite |
| Delta II / WISE | 2009 DEC 14 | A NASA satellite launched from Vandenberg AFB will survey the sky in the invisible realm of the infrared. |
| Minotaur IV Lite / HTV-2 | 2010 APR 21 | Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 pre-launch news story |
| Minotaur IV / SBSS | 2010 SEP 24 | The upcoming launch of a military space surveillance satellite may be visible over a wide area. |
| Delta II / COSMO-4 | 2010 OCT 29 | A Delta II rocket carrying an Italian Earth imaging satellite is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg AFB. |
| Atlas V / NROL-36 | 2012 AUG 1 | Preview of the launch of an Atlas V carrying the classified National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload and several cubesats including California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo's CP5 and the University of Southern California's AENEAS |
| Atlas V / Landsat-8 | 2013 FEB 11 | Landsat-8 (LDCM) pre-launch news story |
| Pegasus XL / IRIS | 2013 JUN 27 | Preview of the launch of a Pegasus XL rocket carrying NASA's IRIS solar astronomy satellite |
| Ground-based Interceptor / FTG-7 | 2013 JUL 3 | News story about the upcoming FTG-7 missile defense test |
| Falcon 9 / CASSIOPE | 2013 SEP 13 | News story about the upcoming Falcon 9 / CASSIOPE launch |
| Atlas V / NROL-39 | 2013 DEC 5 | Preview of the launch of an Atlas V carrying the classified National Reconnaissance Office NROL-36 payload and several small satellites |
| Atlas V / DMSP F-19 | 2014 APR 2 | News story about the upcoming launch of the DMSP F-19 military weather satellite aboard an Atlas V rocket |
| Delta II / OCO-2 | 2014 JUL 2 | Preview of the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission |
| Atlas V / NROL-35 | 2014 DEC 11 | Report on the Atlas V/NROL-35 launch and the rocket's use of Russian technology |
| Delta II / SMAP | 2015 JAN 28 | News story about NASA's SMAP satellite |
| Delta IV / NROL-55 | 2015 OCT 7 | Preview of the NROL-55 launch and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's role in the mission |
| Atlas V / NROL-45 | 2016 FEB 9 | Report on the journey of a Delta IV rocket from the factory in northern Alabama to Vandenberg AFB for launch. This story was tentatively scheduled for broadcast, but may not have aired. |
| Atlas V / WorldView-4 | 2016 SEP 16 | News story about the Atlas V/WorldView-4 launch |
| Atlas V / NROL-79 | 2017 MAR 1 | Description of the upcoming Atlas V/NROL-79 launch and information on launch visibility |
| Falcon 9 / Iridium NEXT 11-20 | 2017 JUN 23 | Preview of the Falcon 9 / Iridium NEXT 11-20 launch scheduled for JUN 25 |
| Atlas V / NROL-42 | 2017 SEP 21 | Report on the Atlas V / NROL-42 launch from Vandenberg AFB and the expected light show. This story was aired on 2017 SEP 21, but the launch actually occurred on SEP 23. |
| Atlas V / Mars InSight | 2018 MAY 4 | Description of the Atlas V / Mars InSight launch from Vandenberg AFB and why this planetary mission was being launched from the West Coast. |
| Delta II / IceSat-2 | 2018 SEP 14 | Preview of the IceSat-2 mission |
| Delta IV Heavy / NROL-71 | 2018 DEC 7 | Report on the upcoming Delta IV Heavy/NROL-71 launch |
| Falcon 9 / RCM | 2019 JUN 11 | Description of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launch from Vandenberg AFB and the RCM |
| Delta IV Heavy / NROL-82 | 2021 APR 24 | Preview of the Delta IV Heavy / NROL-82 launch from Vandenberg AFB |
| Falcon 9 / SARah-1 | 2022 JUN 17 | Report on the SARah-1 mission |
| Falcon 9 / SWOT | 2022 DEC 9 | Report on the upcoming SWOT mission |
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